Cancellation of Marriage on the Ground of Fraud: Legal Remedies Available to a Woman Under Indian Law

Marriage, in Indian jurisprudence, is not merely a social or religious institution — it is a legal contract whose validity hinges fundamentally on the free and informed consent of the parties entering it.1 When that consent is vitiated by fraud, the entire foundation of the matrimonial bond is rendered suspect. The question of whether a woman can seek and...