Bombay High Court Quashes Bigamy Proceedings Against Second Wife and Her Father in Section 494 IPC Case — Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Knowledge of Prior Marriage. The court held that for an offence of bigamy under Section 494 IPC, the accused must have knowledge of the first marriage, and in the absence of such allegation, the proceedings are liable to be quashed.
3 Jan 2024The applicants, Anita Sudam Ahire (second wife) and Sudam Hausiram Ahire (her father), filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal ...
