Pashaura Singh vs State Of Punjab & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in dismissing Pashaura Singh's petition under Section 482 CrPC, as his marriage to Kamaljeet Kaur was legally dissolved on February 8, 2001, prior to his second marriage on January 2, 2002. The Court clarified that for a charge under Section 494 IPC to stand, the first marriage must be subsisting, which was not the case here. Consequently, the Court quashed the FIR against Pashaura Singh, establishing that the legal dissolution of marriage precludes the application of Section 494 IPC.