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Which offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 can consist of marrying again while a valid first…

Section 82(1) covers marrying again in the lifetime of a spouse where the later marriage is void because the first spouse is living. The section contains exceptions…

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Which offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 can consist of marrying again while a valid first marriage subsists, where the second marriage is void for that reason?

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Section 82(1) covers marrying again in the lifetime of a spouse where the later marriage is void because the first spouse is living.

The section contains exceptions including a prior marriage declared void and, under specified conditions, a spouse absent and unheard of for seven years.

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Murder requires a culpable killing in the circumstances set out in section 101.

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Theft requires a dishonest taking of movable property from another person’s possession without consent.

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Robbery is an aggravated form of theft or extortion under the conditions in section 309.

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Section 82(1) addresses marrying again in the lifetime of a spouse where the later marriage is void for that reason.

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