Such marriages are voidable. If the consent of the complaining party
has been obtained by force or by fraud relating to the nature of the
ceremony performed or to any significant fact or circumstance concerning
the opposing party, the marriage can be voided. However, a petition for
annulment in such a case must be presented within one year after the
force ceased to operate or the fraud has
been discovered. Most important of all, the petitioner or complaining
party should not have lived willingly with the other after the end of
the force or after discovering the fraud. A marriage is also voidable if
it can be proven that the wife was pregnant at the time of marriage by
another man. In this situation the husband must file his petition within
one year of the date of the marriage.
Hindu Marriage Law
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