Section 13 of HMA : Section 13: Divorce

(1) Any marriage solemnized, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, may, on a petition presented by either the husband or the wife, be dissolved by a decree of divorce on the ground that the other party -

1. has, after the solemnization of the marriage, had voluntary sexual intercourse with any person other than his or her spouse; or
2. has, after the solemnization of the marriage, treated the petitioner with cruelty; or
3. has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition; or
4. has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion; or
5. has been incurably of unsound mind, or has been suffering continuously or intermittently from mental disorder of such a kind and to such an extent that the