Bigamy Case Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because 'Saptapadi' Was Not Proved at the Summoning Stage: Uttarakhand High Court

The Nainital bench of the Uttarakhand High Court has refused to dismiss a bigamy case against a man on the grounds that the proof of the 'Saptapadi' ceremony was not established at the stage of summoning. Justice Siddhartha Sah clarified that the issue of whether the essential rites of a second marriage, including the 'Saptapadi' or the seven steps, were performed is a matter that should be decided during the…