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A second marriage of a married Hindu man contracted after his conversion to Muslim faith is

As held in Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India, conversion to Islam does not dissolve a subsisting Hindu marriage, so a second marriage contracted after such conversion is…

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A second marriage of a married Hindu man contracted after his conversion to Muslim faith is

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As held in Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India, conversion to Islam does not dissolve a subsisting Hindu marriage, so a second marriage contracted after such conversion is bigamous and "Void".

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