Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 89 · Decided 14 February 2001
DR. Surajmani Stella Kujur v. Durga Charan Hansdah and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 89 · [2001] 1 S.C.R. 1028
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 186/2001
- Decided
- 14 February 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 494; Constitution Article 366; Hindu Marriage Act; Succession Act
Headnote
Hindu Law: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955-Seclion 2(2)-Hindu for the purposes of C the Act--Who is-Schedule Tribes-Solemnisation of second marriage by hushand during suhsistence of first marriage-Complain/ of bigamy by wife­ Held, Hindu Marriage Act not applicable us no requisite notification was not void--Constilution (Schedule Tribes) Order D E 1950 as amended by Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes (Amendment) Acts. Penal Code, 1860 : S.494-Bigamy-ln the absence of proof of any custom making second '!- marriage void, no offence made out-Maintenance, succession and other
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