Explanation:

Section 13(2) of Hindu Marriage Act –

(2) A wife may also present a petition for the dissolution of her marriage by a decree of divorce on the ground,- (i) in the case of any marriage solemnized before the commencement of this Act, that the 16husband had married again before such commencement or that any other wife of the husband married before such commencement was alive at the time of the solemnization of the marriage of the petitioner: Provided that in either case, the other wife is alive at the time of presentation of the petition; or (ii) that the husband has, since the solemnisation of the marriage, been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality; or, (iii) that in a suit under Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, or in a proceeding under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 or under the corresponding Section 488 (now omitted) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, a decree or order, as the case may be, has been passed against the husband awarding maintenance to the wife notwithstanding that she was living apart and that since the passing of such decree or order, cohabitation between the parties has not been resumed for one year or upwards; (iv) that her marriage (whether consummated or not) was solemnized before she attained the age of fifteen years and she has repudiated the marriage after attaining the age but before attaining the age of eighteen years. ExplanationThis clause applies whether the marriage was solemnized before or after the commencement of the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976.