Cohabitation Built On Deception Without Proven Customary Divorce From First Wife Amounts To Rape: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has delivered a significant judgment holding that cohabitation based on deception without a proven customary divorce from the first wife amounts to rape. A division bench consisting of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and BR Madhusudhan Rao made this observation in the case of the appellant vs. the respondent, a matter revolving around the validity of a second marriage and its consequences. Clarification on the Legal Status of…
