Rawalpindi Court Sues Man for Hiding First Marriage
A man is in legal trouble for hiding his first marriage. A Rawalpindi court has ordered the police to file a case against him after his second wife accused him of deception. The case will be registered under sections 420, 465, and 495.
Earlier this year, a Lahore family court punished Muhammad Aurangzeb Khan for marrying again without his first wife’s permission. He was sentenced to seven months in prison and fined Rs. 500,000. The court found that Khan violated Section 6(5) of the Muslim Family Law Ordinance, which requires a husband to get written consent from his first wife before marrying again.
Barrister Usman G Rashid Cheema represented the first wife, Zona Nasar, in the court.
