MAHESH vs JAIRAM

126-2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-38608-2022 Date of decision: 13.05.2026 MAHESH ...PETITIONER V/S JAIRAM ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Mr. Sarfraj Hussain, Advocate and Mr. Akash Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate for the respondent. **** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (ORAL) 1. By way of present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. prayer is for quashing of complaint case bearing No.90 dated 21.12.2016 registered under Sections 494 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘the IPC’) [wrongly mentioned as Section ‘491’ instead of ‘494’ of the IPC in the prayer clause] titled as ‘Jairam vs. Smt. Rajan and others’ (Annexure P-1) and summoning order dated 21.05.2022 (Annexure P-2) pending before learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Nuh. 2. Brief facts of the case are that petitioner has allegedly committed bigamy by way of solemnizing second marriage with a woman namely Rajan (wife of the respondent-complainant), despite fact of existence of first wedlock. A complaint case bearing No.93 dated 16.08.2016 under Section 494 of the IPC was earlier filed by first wife of the petitioner,