Second marriage

shyam lal (Querist) 31 October 2021 This query is : Resolved
Query...what legal action should the
First married wife take. to file a complaint against second wife for marrying her husband with out he giving her a legal divorce

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If a husband remarries without legally divorcing his first wife, the first wife can take legal action. She can file a complaint against her husband for bigamy under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. This action requires the first wife's complaint to initiate proceedings.

kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 31 October 2021
The first wife can file a case against her husband for bigamy.

Dr J C Vashista (Expert) 02 November 2021
Move an application u/s 494 of Indian Penal Code, 1860
What is your concern / locus standi ?

shyam lal (Querist) 02 November 2021
Greetings JC Vashista.thanking you for the answering the query.my concern and locus standi is that as a well wisher I wanted to convey the law to the victim.

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 21 November 2021
without complaint of the wife no action will at all be possible.

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