Reviewed case brief
Bhaurao Shankar Lokhande v State of Maharashtra
AIR 1965 SC 1564
AIR 1965 SC 1564 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1965
- Subjects
- Family Law I (Hindu Law)
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
For a conviction under Section 494 IPC (bigamy), the second marriage must be proved to have been performed with the essential ceremonies required by the applicable personal law; a marriage lacking proper ceremonies is not a valid marriage in the eyes of law and cannot found a bigamy conviction.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1965 SC 1564; standard casebook authority on essential ceremonies and bigamy, cross-verify citation before exam use
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