No person shall be capable of being taken in adoption unless the following conditions are fulfilled, namely:―

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(i) he or she is a Hindu;

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(ii) he or she has not already been adopted;

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(iii) he or she has not been married, unless there is a custom or usage applicable to the parties which permits persons who are married being taken in adoption;

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(iv) he or she has not completed the age of fifteen years, unless there is a custom or usage applicable to the parties which permits persons who have completed the age of fifteen years being taken in adoption.

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