History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.415
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.415
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²⁰⁸⁸ For example, the Hindu Marriage Act (25 of 1955) by section 5 provides that the parties to a marriage must not be within the degrees of prohibited relationship and must not be *sapiṇḍas* of each other and yet adds 'unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two'.