Hello,
Under the Hindu Marriage Act, A marriage may be declared void if it contravenes any of the following:
- Either party is under age.The bridegroom should be of 21 years of age and the bride of 18 years.
- Either party is not of a Hindu religion. Both the bridegroom and the bride should be of the Hindu religion at the time of marriage.
- Either party is already married. The Act expressively prohibits polygamy. A marriage can only be solemnized if neither party has a living spouse at the time of marriage.
- The parties are sapindas or within the degree of prohibited relationship.
Here the term parties clearly means that the parties have to be a man and a woman as it states “bridegroom” and “bride”.
Hope this answers your query!
Regards
Palak Singh