No. 1 Adoption of Son by Hindu Male THIS DEED OF ADOPTION is made the . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . in the year, 19 . . . . between A. B., aged . . . . . . years, son of . . . . . . . . , resident of . . . . . . . . . . , (hereinafter called the ‘‘Adoptive Father’’) of the one part AND B. C., aged . . . . . . years, son of . . . . . . . . . . , resident of . . . . . . . . . ., (hereinafter called the ‘‘Natural Father’’) of the other part. Whereas, the Adoptive Father has no son or son’s son or son’s son’s son living at this time; Whereas the Adoptive Father is desirous of adopting a son; Whereas the Natural Father has agreed to give his son U.V. now aged . . . . . years in adoption to the Adoptive Father; Whereas Smt P.Q. wife of the Adoptive Father has given her consent to the adoption; Whereas the Natural Father has no wife living who could give consent to the giving of U.V. in adoption to the Adoptive Father; Whereas the said U.V. is unmarried; NOW, THEREFORE, THIS, DEED WITNESSES that the said Natural Father has this day before a gathering of respectable persons held at . . . . . . (place) at . . . . . . . . . (time) actually given the said U.V., his son, to the Adoptive Father and the said Adoptive Father has actually taken the said U.V. as his adopted son. IN WITNESS whereof the said A.B. (the Adoptive Father), the said B.C. (the Natural Father) and the said Smt P.Q. (wife of the Adoptive Father) have hereunto signed before the gathering present two of whom have at the request of the parties and in their presence signed as witnesses on this date hereinabove mentioned. Witnesses: 1. A.B. (Signature) 1. Sd. . . . . . . . . . 2. B.C. (Signature) 2. Sd. . . . . . . . . . 3. P.Q. (Signature) Note.—If there is no wife living then this fact should be mentioned in the recital, if there is no wife capable of giving consent then such disability should be clearly stated in the recital and in both cases the signature of the wife will not be necessary.