I am a 23 year old girl. We come from a very small village. My parents got me married to an NRI from USA last year as per Hindu traditions. But before we could get the marriage registered, he went back to the US. At that time, his parents assured us that he will take me with him as soon as possible. I stayed with my in-laws for almost 3 months after marriage. My husband would call his parents and talk to him, but he never once talked to me in this entire period. One day, I happened to be near my Mother-in-laws phone when my husband called. His profile had a picture of him, with his arms around another woman. I immediately confronted my in-laws. They tried to tell stories, but I called my parents and told them the whole thing. They took me away and I am sitting at my own home since last 6 months. My in-laws knew that their son was married, still they got me married to him. AND, they took a huge amount of dowry. Initially, they called us a lot. Finally, my father picked the call and asked for a divorce. Since then, they stopped receiving our calls.
Now my questions-
1. How do I file for Divorce?
2.. How do we take back the dowry gold jewelry from his family? I cannot let those people keep it!
To give a legal angle to my answer, I believe itβs just 9 months since the marriage happened . If itβs evident that the guy was already married and his spouse is alive then the 2nd marriage is null and void since inception. The marriage can be annulled as per Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Also, itβs a case of cheating and he can be prosecuted for the same under India Penal Code. You can connect me directly for any clarifications.
I am so sorry to hear about what you are going through, I hope things get better for you in future.