D.Velusamy vs D.Patchaiammal on 21 October, 2010
(d) If both the persons are otherwise not qualified to enter into a legal marriage including being unmarried, vide D Velusamy Vs. D Patchaiammal (supra) (para 31)."
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Asha Devi And Another vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others on 1 December, 2020
In the judgment of Asha Devi (Supra), Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court has also discussed the judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of "Director of Settlement, A.P. Vs. M.R. Apparao, in which the Hon'ble Apex court has considered the High Court's power for issuance of mandamus and held as under:-
Indra Sarma vs V.K.V.Sarma on 26 November, 2013
(b) Polygamy, that is a relationship or practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time, or a relationship by way of a bigamous marriage that is marrying someone while already married to another and/or maintaining an adulterous relationship that is having voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person who is not one's husband or wife, cannot be said to be a relationship in the nature of marriage vide para 58 of judgment in Indra Sarma's Case (supra) & A Subhash Babu Vs. state of A.P.4 (paras 17 to 21, 27, 28 & 29).
Shayara Bano vs Union Of India And Ors. Ministry Of Women ... on 22 August, 2017
Polygamy is also a criminal offence under Section 494 & 495 I.P.C., vide Shayara Bano Vs. Union of India 5 (paras 299.3).
Lily Thomas, Etc. Etc. vs Union Of India & Ors. on 5 April, 2000
(c) Till a decree of divorce is passed the marriage subsist. Any other marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage would constitute an offence under Section 494 I.P.C. read with Section 17 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the person, inspite of his conversion to some other religion would be liable to be prosecuted for the offence of bigamy, vide Lily Thomas and another Vs. Union of India and others (Para 35). In para 38 of the aforesaid judgment, Hon'ble Supreme Court observed as under:-