Bigamy in India
INTRODUCTION “Penal law of India punishes the offence of what is known in English Law as ‘Bigamy’. Penal law of bigamy is not discriminatory since it makes no reference to the religion of either spouse.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE IN INDIA Monogamous marriage has been the norm since Vedic times, with one exception: polygamy. However, the wife who was married first was the only wife in the sense of the word. According to one of Manu’s texts, it was permissible for a man to marry another woman after his first wife passed away.