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Woman unaware of husband’s 1st marriage is not bigamy offender: High Court

short by Arshiya Chopra / on Wednesday, 16 September, 2026
Madras High Court granted anticipatory bail to a woman accused in a bigamy-related case, observing that a woman who marries a man without knowing that his earlier marriage is subsisting cannot be prosecuted for the bigamy offence. The order was passed on a plea filed by a woman who sought pre-arrest bail after her husband's first wife filed a complaint.