how to legally get divorce if husband is refusing to give it

It would have been nice if you had given additional relevant details like religion, where marriage was solemnised and where the couple are staying now.

By the way since the marriage is not even a year old your divorce proceedings would not succeed. In any caser the Judiciary in an attempt to save "the maariage" and "the family" would go through the ritual of mediation.....

In the meantime if there is any violence or cruelty being suffered in the marital relationship you may please report it to the police station of appropriate jurisdiction. This will subsequently help you.

Also if you can afford it, then, it would be wise to put a Pvt. Investigator on the guys tail so that you have all the evidence of his waywardness and "the good times" that he is having with other girls / women who are not his legally wedded wife.

Having done al lthis you may then contact the legal aid cell or any lawyer to help you get your freedom.

Good Luck to you.

This is a no go situation, your friend is under virtual house arrest / isolation. If she, your friend is in such a family / environment that the girl herself does not want to stand up for her own privileges and rights as a human being, No lawyer, no judge, no court can do anything for her. This inspite your friend and her family being followers of islam wherein woman are a privileged lot.

It may sound weird but if this girl is educated and can muster up enough courage let her first talk to her mother, sister etc and if thing still do get sorted then she may as well bid good bye to the environment and explore new horizons on her own - ofcourse with some good and able support from her friends like you.

She first needs to sort her life the marital issues will resolve by itself

are they indian national?

among muslims wife can get divorce under some act.

you knock any mohamedan advocate member here through pm.