A 76-year-old man, who married three women, has to face trial for the offence of bigamy along with his 49-year-old third wife, as the High Court of Karnataka has declined to quash criminal proceedings initiated against them on the complaint by his 69-year-old first wife.
‘Web of offence’
When the man has admitted that he is the husband of three women, he is in the “web of offence” punishable under section 494 (marrying again during the life time of husband or wife) of the Indian Penal Code, the High Court observed while declining to quash the criminal case.
