A Hindu woman, diagnosed with cervical and uterine cancer, is unable to have a conjugal life. Her husband, without her consent, fathered children with another woman eight years ago. Can she seek legal action against her husband for bigamy?

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Law Forum › Category: Family › A Hindu woman, diagnosed with cervical and uterine cancer, is unable to have a conjugal life. Her husband, without her consent, fathered children with another woman eight years ago. Can she seek legal action against her husband for bigamy?
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Apni Law Staff asked 2 years ago

A Hindu woman, diagnosed with cervical and uterine cancer, is unable to have a conjugal life. Her husband, without her consent, fathered children with another woman eight years ago. Can she seek legal action against her husband for bigamy?

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Apni Law Staff answered 2 years ago

Under Indian law, the husband’s act of fathering children with another woman eight years ago constitutes bigamy, even if the wife was unable to have conjugal life due to her illness. She can file a case for bigamy against her husband, which can lead to legal consequences including imprisonment and dissolution of the marriage.

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