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Domestic violenece,bigamy dowry demand,second marriage
18-Jan-2023 (In Divorce Law)
1.If person performs second marriage with all ceremonies, without taking lawful divorce from first wife and hiding the fact of his first marriage can be punishable under bigamy?
2.What about second wife and all other relatives who attends the marriage?
3.Whether they are also punishable same as the husband?
Yes even if man solomnised his second marriage by hiding his first marriage he will be get booked under the penal provisions for biagamy also all people with him will get booked under conspiracy. If they were unaware then they can book him under provisions of fraud.
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Adv. Manoj Mulchandani
Nashik | 500+ Answers
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1. If he has married hiding his first marriage then he has deceived the person with whom he has married second time and therefore if she files complaint then it's an offence u/s 420 of Indian penal code.
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Adv. Mohd Atik Iqbal
Akola | 500+ Answers
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They can also be indicted if they were aware of the true facts and in spite of that and in furtherance of the said offence they took part in the same. The said offence of Bigamy is punishable upto 7 years of imprisonment u/s 494 of IPC.
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Adv. Sunita Bafna
Mumbai | 100+ Answers
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