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Supreme Court Quashes Bigamy Complaint Based on Family Court Ruling: Musstt Rehana Begum vs. State of Assam (2022)

/ Bela M Trivedi, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Family Courts Act, 1984, Family Courts Act, 1984 with Section 7, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 494, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 495, Judges, Jurisdiction of Family Court, Offences Relating to Marriage

Supreme Court Quashes Bigamy Complaint Based on Family Court Ruling: Musstt Rehana Begum vs. State of Assam (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal complaint for bigamy can be quashed when a Family Court has already ruled on the validity of a prior marriage. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Matrimonial Disputes. Case Name: Musstt Rehana Begum vs. […]

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Supreme Court Quashes Bigamy Complaint Based on Family Court Ruling: Musstt Rehana Begum vs. State of Assam (21 January 2022)

/ Bela M Trivedi, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Family Courts Act, 1984, Family Courts Act, 1984 with Section 7, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 495, Inherent Powers of High Court, Judges, Jurisdiction of Family Court, Offences Relating to Marriage

Supreme Court Quashes Bigamy Complaint Based on Family Court Ruling Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 54 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Bela M Trivedi, J Can a criminal complaint for bigamy stand when a Family Court has already ruled that the alleged prior marriage did not exist? The

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