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Section 12(1)(c)

From: The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

(c) that the consent of the petitioner, or where the consent of the guardian in marriage of the petitioner 4[was required under section 5 as it stood immediately before the commencement of the Child Marriag e Restraint (Amendment) Act, 1978 (2 of 1978)], the consent of such guardian was obtained by force 5[or by fraud as to the nature of the ceremony or as to any material fact or circumstance s concerning the respondent]; or