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 Polygamy for Hindus 
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Post Polygamy for Hindus
Is there any provision for polygamy of Hindus according to indian law? or all forms of hindu polygamy are considered unlawful?

Are there any exceptions?

My situation is : My marriage is arranged with one girl who is my relative. There is another girl who is also a relative that wants to marry me. She says she would commit suicide if I dont. Both girls and their parents and my parents accept if I marry both. But I want to be clear on the law.

Please tell me if I can marry both girls lawfully.

Kaka


Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:19 pm
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Post Re: Polygamy for Hindus
Polygamy is not for Hindus. It is banned by the law of the land. Interestingly, when it was found that an increasing number of Hindu men have been showing a propensity to convert to Islam whenever they wanted a second wife, the Indian Supreme Court plugged this legal loophole for all potential Hindu bigamists. In a historic ruling, on May 5, 2000, the apex court said that if it is found that a newly converted Muslim has embraced the faith only to embrace another wife or two, he should be prosecuted under the Hindu Marriage Act and the Indian Penal Code. Thus, bigamy for all Hindus, was ultimately outlawed.


Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:53 pm
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Post Re: Polygamy for Hindus
According to the scriptures, a Hindu marriage is indissolvable in life. Still polygamy was rampantly practised in ancient Hindu society. An address by Bhishma to King Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata, succinctly endorses this fact: "A Brahmana can take three wives. A Kshatriya can take two wives. As regards the Vaishya, he should take a wife from only his own order. The children born of these wives should be regarded as equal." (Anusasana Parva, Section XLIV). But now that polygamy has been completely gutted out by law, monogamy is the only option for Hindus.


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