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Which provision of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, makes cruelty after solemnization a ground for divorce?

Section 13(1)(ia) permits a divorce petition where the other spouse has treated the petitioner with cruelty after solemnization.

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Which provision of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, makes cruelty after solemnization a ground for divorce?

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Section 13(1)(ia) permits a divorce petition where the other spouse has treated the petitioner with cruelty after solemnization.

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Option A

This clause concerns voluntary sexual intercourse with a person other than the spouse after solemnization.

Option B

This clause makes treatment of the petitioner with cruelty a ground for divorce.

Option C

This clause addresses desertion.

Option D

This clause addresses ceasing to be Hindu by conversion.

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