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Husband remarried without getting divorce from first wife


26-Sep-2023 (In Divorce Law)
1. A man has married again while divorce still not declared with the first wife.while the divorce case is already going on in another continent and he married someone in india.while the first marriage is not declared void..if the first wife allowed to file case 494 against him in india 2. Does the case running abroad affecte the case in india ? 3. While still having the case abroad can the first wife open another case on him in india where he married.
Answers (2)

Answer #1
895 votes
1. Yes the husband is clearly liable under provision of law mentioned in the question, but how and where depends.

2. Yes. For proving bigamy, record is required.

3. Yes. It won't operate as res judicata as Indian courts have not heard it yet.
Answer #2
596 votes
Only if the first marriage have been done in India and then the case of 494 can be filed in India if marriage is not done in India then jurisdiction of filing the case is in the country where first marriage have been done.

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