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Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 Section 5 - Bare Act

State

Central Government

Year

Section Title

Punishment of Bigamy

Act Info:



Every Parsi who during the lifetime of his or her wife or husband, whether a Parsi or not, contracts a marriage without having been lawfully divorced from such wife or husband, or without his or her marriage with such wife or husband having legally been declared null and void or dissolved, shall be subject to the penalties provided in sections 494 and 495 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) for the offence of marrying again during the lifetime of a husband or wife.




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