Which of the following grounds is available to a wife only to seek divorce under Section 13(2) of the…

HMA section 13(2)(ii) gives the wife an additional divorce ground where the husband has been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality. The offered unnatural-intercourse ground corresponds to that wife-specific provision. Conversion and desertion are general grounds available to either spouse; leprosy was removed as a divorce ground by the Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Current law: For UCC-governed matters, section 25(3)(i), as amended in 2026, provides the wife-specific ground concerning rape, anal intercourse, bestiality and necrophilic intercourse. This is the current Code wording, distinct from the historical HMA wording. UCC section 390 supersedes prior rules only insofar inconsistent on covered matters and preserves accrued rights and pre-commencement proceedings.