82 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(34)
Dissolution of Marriage
32. Grounds for a decree of dissolution. — (1) Any marriage solemnized
before the commencement of this Code may be annulled by a decree of dissolution on the ground that either party to the marriage was an idiot or a lunatic at the time of the marriage.
(2) Any marriage solemnized after the commencement of this Code may be annulled by a decree of dissolution—
(a) if, purporting to be a Dharmik marriage, it contravenes any of the conditions specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (vi) of section 7;
(b) if, purporting to be a civil marriage, it contravenes any of the conditions specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (v) of section 8:
Provided that, unless there was force or fraud, a Dharmik marriage shall not, after it has been completed, be deemed to be invalid or even to have been invalid merely on the ground that the consent of the bride’s guardian in marriage to the marriage was not or had not been obtained.
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