Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter III: Marriage
Section 21: Effect of marriage between person domiciled and one not domiciled in India
If a person whose domicile is not in [India] marries in [India] a person whose domicile is in [India], neither party acquires by the marriage any rights in respect of any property of the other party not comprised in a settlement made previous to the marriage, which he or she would not acquire thereby if both were domiciled in [India] at the time of the marriage.
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