Abstract Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 invalidates a second marriage, while the first is still in subsistence and Section 11 declares it null and void. Section 494 of IPC makes bigamy a punishable offense. Second wives are chained to social stigmas and are...
“Young women want to be free from violence, free to study, to reclaim public spaces, free to marry whom they want, or not marry at all.”Kavita Krishnan in her book Fearless freedom Love Jihad is a term coined by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala. Increasing...
