marriage is not merely a contract but a very important societal institution. A marriage is a legally recognized union of a man and a woman, which thereto raises rights and obligations between them. The law has an interest in protecting marriage, and not allowing it to be severed only by choice and on ordinary wear and tear. Since society in countries like ours takes special interest in protecting it – In our country to get a divorce one needs to prove certain grounds for eg : cruelty/adultery/desertion etc. Known as matrimonial offences.
Major Grounds for Divorce
1.Adultery
2.Deserting the spouse for two or more years
3.Physical or mental cruelty
4.Conversion to another religion in case of religious marriage
5.Incurable disease such as leprosy, venereal disease in a communicable form
6.Insanity, unsound mind or mental disorder
7.Renounced the world by entering any religious order in case of religious marriage
8.Unheard of as being living for a period of seven years or more
To get a divorce one has to prove wrongdoing on the part of other spouse, and impeccable conduct of one’s own in order to win. Divorce is granted only on proof of fault or guilty conduct of one party and innocence of the other. The most common ground for divorce is cruelty. Another common ground is adultery (sexual intercourse outside wedlock) one instance of lapse of virtue can lead to divorce.If a person wishes to divorce his/her spouse, his/her case needs to falls under one of these grounds, or else the case would most likely be dismissed by the Court on the very first hearing itself.
Without divorce second marriage is an offence under section 494 of ipc. Live in relationship also will be treated as an act of adultery punishable with jail term, should your wife lodges complaint against you in this regard.
Meet a local lawyer and file case for divorce if needed. more and more people are realising the reality of their relationships, and accepting divorce as the rational choice to a better life necessary premised on better relationships.