A bigamous marriage contracted before the commencement of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 remains valid. 

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 does not prescribe the ceremonies requisite for solemnisation of marriage, but leaves it to the parties to choose a form of ceremonial marriage which is in accordance with any custom or usage applicable to either party. 

Legitimacy refers to the status of a child who is born to parents who are legally married to each other. 

In Bheemraya v. Suneetha (2013) case, the Supreme Court held that paramount duty of the Court in matrimonial matters should be to restore peace in the family.

Under Indian laws pertaining to marriage disputes, condonation means pardoning a matrimonial offence such as adultery. 

Hindu law defines that all of the above are Hindus under the provision of law.

Forced intercourse by a man with his wife while a decree of judicial separation is in effect is punishable under the Indian Penal Code.

Marital relations are suspended. The parties are no longer obliged to live together.

Lachman Utamchand Kriplani v. Meena is the leading decision of the Supreme Court on the ground of desertion.

Under the fault theory or the offence theory or the guilt theory, marriage can be dissolved only when either party to the marriage has committed a matrimonial offence. 

Section 125 of the CrPC – Yamunabai v. Anant Rao (1988) Cruelty – Sobha Rani v. Madhukar Reddy (1988) Bigamy – Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India (1995)

The following five conditions must be present to constitute a desertion:

1. The factum of separation
2. Animus deserdendi (intention to desert)
3. Desertion without any reasonable cause
4. Desertion without consent of other party
5. Statutory period of two years must have run out before a petition is presented.

Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act deals with the ground for declaring the marriage voidable where the woman was pregnant at the time of marriage.

Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act deals with "remedy of restitution of conjugal". 

Section 24 provides a relief by way of maintenance and litigation expenses to a spouse who is unable to maintain himself/herself during the pendency of the proceedings.