Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 972 · Decided 30 August 1996
P. Satyanarayana and ANR. v. P. Mallaiah and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 972 · [1996] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 388
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1635/1996
- Decided
- 30 August 1996
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, K.T. THOMAS (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 494
Headnote
AND ANR. v. P. MALLAIAH AND ORS. AUGUST 30, 1996 B (MADAN MOHAN PUNCHHI AND K.T. THOMAS, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860 : Section 494--Bigamy-Factum of marriage 011 the basis of tests laid down by Supreme Court held not proved and acquitted by Magistrate-High C Court upset the order 011 the marriage after peif onning due ceremonies-lt was a futile exercise to have ordered retrial when the evidence had been discussed a11d rejected threadbare-Hence D the High Court's order is set aside-However maintenance enhanced from Rs. 400 to Rs. 800 w.e.f. 1.10.1996 as offered by the husband.
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