Bare Act · Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Parts
Preliminary · 1–4
Hindu Marriages · 5–8
Restitution of Conjugal Rights and Judicial Separation · 9–10
Nullity of Marriage and Divorce · 11–18
Jurisdiction and Procedure · 19–28A
Savings and Repeals · 29–30
Nullity of Marriage and Divorce
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 · Sections 11–18
- 11Void marriages.
- 12Voidable marriages.
- 13Divorce.
- 13AAlternate relief in divorce proceedings.
- 13BDivorce by mutual consent.
- 14No petition for divorce to be presented within one year of marriage.
- 15Divorced persons when may marry again.
- 16Legitimacy of children of void and voidable marriages.
- 17Punishment of bigamy.
- 18Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for a Hindu marriage.
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