15. Divorced persons when may marry again. When a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce and either there is no right of appeal against the decree or, if there is such a right of appeal, the time for appealing has expired without an appeal having been presented,KEEP READING
16. Legitimacy of children of void and voidable marriages. (1) Notwithstanding that a marriage is null and void under section 11, any child of such marriage who would have been legitimate, if the marriage had been valid, shall be legitimate, whether such child is born before or after the commencementKEEP READING
17. Punishment of Bigamy. Any marriage between two Hindus solemnized after the commencement of this Act is void if at the date of such marriage either party had a husband or wife living; and the provisions of Sections 494 and 495 of the Indian Penal Code shall apply accordingly. ReadKEEP READING
18. Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for a Hindu Marriage. Every person who procures a marriage of himself or herself to be solemnized under this Act in contravention of the condition specified in clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of section 5 shall be punishable- (a) in the caseKEEP READING
JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE 19. Court to which petition shall be presented. Every petition under this Act shall be presented to the district court within the local limits of whose ordinary original civil jurisdiction- (i) the marriage was solemnized, or (ii) the respondent, at the time of the presentation of theKEEP READING
20. Contents and verification of petitions. (1) Every petition presented under this Act shall state as distinctly as the nature of the case permits the facts on which the claim to relief is founded, and except in a petition under section 11, shall also state that there is no collusionKEEP READING
21. Application of Act no.5 of 1908. Subject to the other provisions contained in this Act and to such rules as the High Court may make in this behalf, all proceedings under this Act shall be regulated, as far as may be, by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. ReadKEEP READING
21A. Power to transfer petitions in certain cases. (1) Where- (a) a petition under this Act has been presented to a district court having jurisdiction by a party to a marriage praying for a decree for judicial separation under section 10 or for a decree of divorce under section 13KEEP READING
21B. Special provisions relating to trial and disposal of petition under the Act. (1) The trial of a petition under this Act, shall, so far as it is practicable consistently with the interests of justice in respect of the trial, be continued from day to day until its conclusion unlessKEEP READING
21C. Documentary evidence. Notwithstanding anything in any enactment to the contrary, no document shall be inadmissible in evidence in any proceedings at the trial of a petition under this Act on the ground that it is not duly stamped or registered. Read full Hindu Marriage Act on a single page.KEEP READING
22.Proceedings to be in camera and may not be printed or published. (1) Every proceeding under this Act shall be concluded in camera and it shall not be lawful for any person to print or publish any matter in relation to any such proceeding except a judgment of the HighKEEP READING
23. Decree in proceedings. (1) In any proceeding under this Act, whether defended or not, if the Court is satisfied that- (a) any of the grounds for granting relief exists and the petitioner except in cases where the relief is sought by him on the ground specified in sub-clause (a),sub-clauseKEEP READING
23A. Relief for respondent in divorce and other proceedings. In any proceeding for divorce or judicial separation or restitution of conjugal rights, the respondent may not only oppose the relief sought on the ground of petitioner’s adultery, cruelty or desertion, but also make a counter-claim for any relief under thisKEEP READING
24. Maintenance pendent elite and expenses of proceedings. Where in any proceedings under this Act, it appears to the Court that either the wife or the husband, as the case may be, has no independent income sufficient for her or his support and the necessary expenses of the proceedings ,KEEP READING
26. Custody of children. In any proceeding under this Act, the Court may, from time to time, pass such interim orders and, make such provisions in the decree as it may deem just and proper with respect to the custody, maintenance and education of minor children, consistently with their wishes,KEEP READING
27. Disposal of property. In any proceeding under this Act, the court may make such provisions in the decree as it deems just and proper with respect to any property presented, at or about the time of marriage, which may belong jointly to both the husband and the wife. ReadKEEP READING
