Section 17 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides punishment for :

Section 17 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is titled 'Punishment of bigamy' and provides that any marriage between two Hindus solemnized after the commencement of the Act is void if at the date of such marriage either party had a husband or wife living, and that the penal provisions on bigamy under Section 82(1) and (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Sections 494 and 495 IPC) apply accordingly.