CN-0491Concepts · Criminal · Wanted
Bigamy
Scope
Marrying again while a spouse is living, and the need to prove that both marriages were validly solemnised.
Authorities to start from
- Indian Penal Code, 1860, § 494 (now Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, § 82)
- Bhaurao Shankar Lokhande v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1965 SC 1564
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