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PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE THE AG.CHIEF JUSTICE MR.ASHOK BHUSHAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE
MONDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015/4TH PHALGUNA, 1936
WP(C).NO. 4559 OF 2015 (S)
--------------------------PETITIONER(S):
-------------VENUGOPAL.K AGED 42 YEARS
S/O.SREEDHARAN NAIR, KUTTICHIRA HOUSE, P.O.ERAVU
THRISSUR-680620.
BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT
RESPONDENT(S):
-------------1. UNION OF INDIA
REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NEW DELHI-695001.
2. STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.
3. SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, SECRETARIAT
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 695001.
4. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.
5. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
THRISSUR, COLLECTORATE, AYYANTHOLE
THRISSUR-680001.
PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT-P1: TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO.1994/2014 REGISTERED
BY THE VATANAPPALLY.
EXHIBIT-P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P1.
EXHIBIT-P3:
TRUE
COPY
OF
THE
LETTER
DTD.29.9.2014 AND ITS ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
NO.B1-35223/2014
NIL
TRUE COPY
CR
ASHOK BHUSHAN, Ag. C.J.
and
A.M. SHAFFIQUE, J.
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W.P(C) No.4559 of 2015
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Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2015
JUDGMENT
Petition are:
He claimed to be actively
-: 2 :-
her that
on
which
Crime
of
2014
was
No.1994
against her
IPC.
-: 3 :-
Muslim
male
who
has
already
one
wife
living.
based on the
clarification
Government.
has
been
sought
for
from
the
Issue
Writ
of
Mandamus
or
any
3.
Rajit,
that
Section
494
IPC
does
not
It is submitted
It is submitted that he
of India
which contains
the
directive
the State to
-: 5 :-
4.
perused the
records.
5.
void by
Thus there
-: 6 :-
The
shall
arise
when
such
marriage
(second
-: 7 :-
Conditions
for
Hindu
marriage.-
neither
party
time of marriage;
(ii)
(a)
is incapable of giving a valid
consent
to
it
in
consequence
of
unsoundness of mind; or
(b)
through capable of giving a
valid consent, has been suffering from
mental disorder of such a kind or to such an
extent as to be unfit for marriage and the
procreation of children; or
(c)
has been subject to recurrent
attacks of insanity.
(iii)
the bridegroom
-: 8 :-
7.
defined.
Thus any
Punishment
of
bigamy.-Any
marriage
Writ
-: 9 :-
At
Jews
and
Nayers
happened
to
be
already
second marriage
-: 11 :-
counsel
494
IPC
is
discriminatory
between
Kujur
v.
Durga
Charan
Hansdah
and
solemnized
another
marriage
accused
No.2.
alleged custom
marriage void, no
It was
-: 12 :-
created.
This
offence
has
been
created
by
for
offences
against
between
-: 16 :-
vsv