Published on : 05 Dec 2025, 7:48 am 3 min read

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently sentenced a man to three months’ simple imprisonment and a fine of ₹2,000 for marrying a second time while his first wife's appeal against their divorce was still pending.

Justice Alka Sarin passed the order on a petition filed by the first wife under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The Court rejected the husband’s apology after noting that he had wilfully contravened Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act that bars a person from marrying when the divorce granted to him has been appealed against within the limitation period.

“ The conduct of the respondent-husband in contracting a second marriage after filing of the appeal by the petitioner-wife within the prescribed period of limitation an

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