Can a wife file a complain against her husband 4 having an extramarital affair?
Let me bring two provisions of criminal law with regards to your question. Firstly the provision with regards to bigamy where any married man or woman if performs marriage with another woman or man as the case may be he or she will be held liable for committing bigamy. Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code clearly provides Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.–Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Not withstanding exception to this main section let be tell you what is the most important ingredient of this provision, namely both the valid marriage ceremonies of the accused person has to be proved with sufficient evidence, any thing short will not get him or her liable under this provision. In a case a married man sta
