Karewa marriage and bigamy

ravinder bhanwala (Querist) 19 December 2012 This query is : Resolved
whether a person, who performs KAREWA marriage and subssequently contracted another marriage in Karewa form,be guilty of bigamy as defined in 494 ipc?

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Raj Kumar Makkad (Expert) 19 December 2012
Yes. Marriage even if performed for the first time or on death of first husband of such wife with the brother of the husband (called Krewa marriage in Haryana & Rajasthan) is legal marriage.

The legal position in Krewa marriage are same.

Nadeem Qureshi (Expert) 19 December 2012
agree with expert

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 09 February 2013
Karewa marriage is within customary law and fully valid and enforceable.

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