Calcutta High Court: Bigamy Law Applies Only to Husband, Not Second Wife
Shruti Mahapatra
The Calcutta High Court ruled that the offence of bigamy under Section 494 IPC applies only to the husband who marries again during the lifetime of his first wife, and…
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