https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274398 A private complaint alleging bigamy and abetment disclosed sufficient grounds to proceed because the Magistrate at the Section 203 CrPC stage had only to see whether a prima facie case existed, not to test the truth of the allegations. The complaint alleged a second marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage and participation by the other accused with knowledge of that fact, so issuance of process was upheld. Objections based on territorial jurisdiction, delay, and the absence of detailed pleadings on customary ceremonies were rejected. The pleadings and sworn statements were held sufficient at the threshold to invoke the Hindu Marriage Act provisions, and the criminal proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Aug 2018 13:48:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274398 A private complaint alleging bigamy and abetment disclosed sufficient grounds to proceed because the Magistrate at the Section 203 CrPC stage had only to see whether a prima facie case existed, not to test the truth of the allegations. The complaint alleged a second marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage and participation by the other accused with knowledge of that fact, so issuance of process was upheld. Objections based on territorial jurisdiction, delay, and the absence of detailed pleadings on customary ceremonies were rejected. The pleadings and sworn statements were held sufficient at the threshold to invoke the Hindu Marriage Act provisions, and the criminal proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274398