2007-11-07 18:19:25 · 4 answers · asked by maryamgutti b 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Any person who is already married & having living spouse cannot marry second time as it will amount to bigamy. This the general rule applicable to all but Muslims who can marry & have four legal wives at one time, provided they married these wives according to their religious form i.e. according to Muslim Shariat law & not according to Civil or court marriage. In case a Muslim Marries any lady according to civil or court marriage he shall have to first give divorce to such wife before he marries a second time otherwise he shall be bound by the civil form of marriage law which is the Special Marriage Act, 1954 in India that prevents any second marriage by him even if he is a Muslim & his religion allows such a second marriage. In any other case i.e. person belonging to any other religion cannot legally marry second time till he dissolve his first marriage, whether such first marriage was preformed by civil or court marriage form or his religious form, in any case he is bound by this marriage & unless he dissolve such a marriage by decree of divorce or annulment as the case may be he will not be allowed to marry again legally, but if do so he can face punishment for the offence of bigamy under the provisions of section 494 of the Indian Penal Code in India & such a second marriage shall be void in the eye of law.
2007-11-07 18:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by vijay m Indian Lawyer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Format of your question is wrong.
You say that someone has married a widow.
Then you say " wanting to marry a widow ".
If that some one has no other woman as his wife
and he is single, divorcee, or a widower,
no body will object to his marrying a widow.
It is legal
I don't understand why should that some one you refer to
should go to a court. The marriage can be registered in
a registrar's office.
tmuthiah
2007-11-07 18:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by tmuthiah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the law of the country the person is living in. Bigamy or Polygamy are illegal in most western countries, ie when one person has more than one wife or husband.
2007-11-07 18:24:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a sin and legal offence.
2007-11-07 20:22:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋