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The leading case of Hindu husband's entering second marriage on conversion to Islam is ______.

In Sarla Mudgal & Others v. Union of India (1995), the Supreme Court held that a Hindu husband married under Hindu law cannot solemnize a second marriage by converting to…

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The leading case of Hindu husband's entering second marriage on conversion to Islam is ______.

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In Sarla Mudgal & Others v. Union of India (1995), the Supreme Court held that a Hindu husband married under Hindu law cannot solemnize a second marriage by converting to Islam without having his first Hindu marriage legally dissolved, and that such a second marriage is void and constitutes the offence of bigamy under Section 82 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860).

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