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A.Jayaram & Anr.Etc.Etc vs State Of Andhra Pradesh Byc.B.I on 13 July, 1995

13. This Act also does not define fraud and, therefore, it is of no assistance to us in this case. But it is well settled under the Indian Divorce Act that fraudulent misrepresentation in inducing consent to marriage does not vitiate a marriage. I have not been pointed out any decided case under the Indian Divorce Act, 1869, which lays down that non-disclosure, or concealment of a fact and/or misrepresentation of a fact amounts to fraud. It seems to me, therefore, that even under the Indian Divorce Act, of 1869, the definition of 'fraud' given in s. 17 of the Indian Contract Act does not appear to apply. It is true that this High Court has held in A. v. B. [(1952) 54 Bom. L.R. 725.] , that a Hindu marriage is also a civil contract. But at the same time, the learned Judge (Tendolkar, J.) has held in that case that a Hindu marriage is also a sacrament. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, does not depart from this position, under the Hindu Law. I am, therefore, of the opinion that s. 17 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, does not apply to a case of fraud under s. 12(1)(c) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
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