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Assertion (A) : A having a wife alive marries another wife. The marriage is void. Reason (R) : monogamy…

Sections 5(i) and 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 mandate monogamy, so a marriage solemnised while an earlier spouse is alive is void, and the rule of monogamy is the…

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Assertion (A) : A having a wife alive marries another wife. The marriage is void.
Reason (R) : monogamy is the rule.

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Sections 5(i) and 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 mandate monogamy, so a marriage solemnised while an earlier spouse is alive is void, and the rule of monogamy is the reason for its invalidity, giving "Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a correct explanation of (A)".

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