The Rajasthan High Court, referencing a Supreme Court judgment, ruled that bigamy charges apply only to the spouses involved, ...

A man’s attempt at bigamy in Bihar ended in chaos when his current wife arrived at the Bhagalpur ceremony. The wedding was ...

A man in Bhagalpur, Bihar, attempted bigamy, but his first wife confronted the bride-to-be, leading to the wedding’s ...

Ultimately, the court quashed the criminal proceedings against the accused and his parents, ruling that no penal consequences under Sections 494 (bigamy) and 109 (abetment) of the Indian Penal ...

Emphasising that lenient sentences for serious offences like bigamy can have a detrimental ... the court noted that Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code prescribes the maximum sentence of seven ...

Reshma, who uses only one name, also wants the Delhi High Court to order the government to frame laws to regulate the "regressive practice" of bigamy or ... is illegal in India except among ...

Finally, is the offence of bigamy, which was inspired by our colonial masters. To them, a family is made up of the nuclear members, while in the African set-up a family consists of the extended ...

Bigamy was up by 226 per cent between July last year and July 2021 (Image: Shutterstock) The number of married couples breaking the law by marrying other lovers has shot up, a new report shows ...

The Rajasthan High Court, referencing a Supreme Court judgment, ruled that bigamy charges apply only to the spouses involved, not relatives. The Supreme Court clarified this, stating that while ...