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The landmark judgment of the Supreme Court in Sarla Mudgal, President, Kalyani v. Union of India…

The Supreme Court considered bigamy in Sarla Mudgal. It held that conversion to Islam did not itself dissolve a subsisting Hindu marriage and that a second marriage during…

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The landmark judgment of the Supreme Court in Sarla Mudgal, President, Kalyani v. Union of India relates to which one of the following offences?

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The Supreme Court considered bigamy in Sarla Mudgal. It held that conversion to Islam did not itself dissolve a subsisting Hindu marriage and that a second marriage during its subsistence could attract Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 17 of the Hindu Marriage Act. Section 82(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita now addresses marrying again when the later marriage is void because a spouse is living.

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Option A

Incorrect. The decision concerns bigamy on remarriage during a subsisting Hindu marriage.

Option B

Incorrect. The decision concerns whether a second marriage attracts liability for bigamy.

Option C

Correct. The Court considered liability for bigamy when a person remarried after conversion without dissolving the first marriage.

Option D

Incorrect. The decision concerns a second marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage.

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