Bigamy--Husband's Relatives--Mere Knowledge of Second Marriage Insufficient to Attract Liability Under Section 494 IPC Without Proof of Participation
Mere knowledge of a second marriage is insufficient to attract liability of the husband's relatives under Section 494 IPC; the complainant must prima facie establish overt acts or active participation by such relatives in solemnisation of the second marriage. Similarly, general and omnibus allegations against relatives, without specific acts attributed to identifiable occasions, cannot sustain prosecution under Section 498A IPC. Inferential knowledge, without more, does not satisfy the threshold required to implicate relatives in either offence.
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