Supreme Court of India

Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum and Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 5 S.C.R. 1
Bench Altamas Kabir and J.M. Panchal JJ.
Decided 14 March 2008

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.125 - Maintenance - Second marriage by muslim with his wife's sister while his earlier marriage with other sister still subsisting c - Daughter born out of this wedlock - Claim for maintenance by second wife and her daughter - Entitlement to - Held: Muslim Law prohibits 'unlawful conjunction' which means that a man cannot marry his wife's sister in his lifetime - However, bar of 'unlawful conjunction' renders such marriage irregular, but not void - Such irregular marriage would continue to subsist till terminated in accordance with Jaw - Since marriage not

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