Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 16 · Decided 1 February 1965
Bhaurao Shankar Lokhande & ANR. v. State of Maharashtra & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 16 · [1965] 2 S.C.R. 837
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 178/1963
- Decided
- 1 February 1965
- Bench
- RAGHUBAR DAYAL, J.R. MUDHOLKAR, V. RAMASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 494, 495; Hindu Marriage Act Section 17, 3(a), 5
Headnote
SHANKAR LOKHANDE & ANR. v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. February 1, 1965 B [RAGHUBAR DAYAL, J. R. MUDHOLKAR, AND V. RAMASWAMI, JJ.) c D Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), s. 494-Whether second marriage required to be 'valid' for offence to be committed-Therefore whether essential considered. Appellant No. 1 was convicted of an offenee under s. 494 I.P.C. (and a~llant No. 2 of abetting him) for going through a marriage which was void by reason of its taking place during the life-time of a previous wife. It was contended on behalf of the appellants that in law it was
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