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Under Section 44 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, penalties are those provided under:

SMA s.44 makes a person who, during the lifetime of the spouse, contracts another marriage subject to the penalties for bigamy, now found in BNS s.82 (formerly IPC ss.494…

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Under Section 44 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, penalties are those provided under:

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SMA s.44 makes a person who, during the lifetime of the spouse, contracts another marriage subject to the penalties for bigamy, now found in BNS s.82 (formerly IPC ss.494 and 495), and the second marriage is void. The other options cover murder and culpable homicide (BNS ss.103 and 105), criminal breach of trust and cheating (BNS ss.316 and 318) and defamation (BNS s.356).

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