Chand Patel vs Bismillah Begum & Anr

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of a marriage performed by a Muslim man with his wife's sister while his first marriage was still subsisting, under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Court held that such a marriage is void in law, thereby affirming the lower courts' decisions that recognized the respondent as the legally wedded wife entitled to maintenance. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the order for maintenance of the respondent and her minor daughter.