KUNTI DEVI vs SOM RAJ .

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of a High Court judgment quashing proceedings under Section 561-A of the Jammu & Kashmir Code of Criminal Procedure, 1989. The Court held that the husband, having remarried during the subsistence of the first marriage, was liable for bigamy under Section 494 of the Ranbir Penal Code, 1989. The Court reinstated the proceedings initiated by the wife against the husband for the alleged offense, emphasizing the importance of marital fidelity and the legal consequences of remarriage without divorce.