Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 494

Indian Penal Code, 1860—Section 494—Right to file complaint—Whether restricted to the first wife?— Held, Section 494 does not restrict right of filing complaint to the first wife—It does not say that the complaint for commission of offence under the said section can be filed only by wife living and not by the woman with whom subsequent marriage takes place during the life time of the wife living and which marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such wife—The complaint can also be filed by the person with whom second marriage takes place which is void by reason of its taking place during the life of first wife.

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