A Wife can initiate to give a divorce to the husband before ending the marital relationship. There two types of divorce petitions and you will hereby, understand the grounds on which you can get a divorce in India from your husband.

Types of Divorce Petition

1. A petition for Divorce can be filled, with Mutual Consent.

2. A petition for Divorce can be filled, not out of Mutual Consent.

Divorce Grounds from Husband:

a) If the husband has not been heard of as being alive for a period of seven years or more.

b) If the husband had voluntary sexual intercourse with any other person after marriage;

c) If the husband is treating you cruelly;

d) If the husband has deserted you for a continuous period of not less than two years;

e) If the husband has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion;

f) If the husband is suffering from incurably of unsound mind or suffering from a mental disorder.

g) If your husband is suffering from a virulent and incurable form of leprosy;

h) If the husband is suffering from venereal disease in a communicable form;

i) If your husband has renounced the world by entering any religious order;

Some Additional Ground Available for a Wife to File for Divorce

The above-mentioned grounds are available for both husband and wife. However, there are some additional grounds that are available only for a wife;

1. If a wife finds out the husband has been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality.
2. If your marriage whether consummated or not was solemnized before the attainment of the age of 15 years, and you want to divorce, you can do so.

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