10. Persons who may be adopted.

No person shall be capable of being taken in adoption unless the
following conditions are fulfilled, namely:―
(i) he or she is a Hindu;
(ii) he or she has not already been adopted;
(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;
(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.