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1[8. Capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption.―Any female Hindu who is of sound mind
and is not a minor has the capacity to take a son or daughter in adoption:
Provided that, if she has a husband living, she shall not adopt a son or daughter except with the
consent of her husband unless the husband has completely and finally renounced the world or has ceased
to be a Hindu or has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind.]
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1. Subs. by Act 30 of 2010, s. 3, for section 8 (w.e.f. 31-8-2010).