Son, Who Has Been Married Several Times Without Divorcing A Disabled Wife, Denies Anticipatory Bail To His Father For Allegedly Colluding: PB & HR HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in denying anticipatory bail to the father in a case where he allegedly acted in connivance with his son who solemnised multiple marriages without obtaining a divorce from his disabled spouse, ruled that the petitioner must be interrogated in custody due to the gravity of the allegation and to determine the truth.

In light of the gravity of the allegation and the need to discover the truth about his son's multiple marriages, the petitioner must be questioned under oath.

The bench comprised of Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi added that the petitioner is a signatory to multiple documents indicating he was aware of his son's multiple marriages to different women.

In addition, the court noted that there are photographs of the petitioner at his son's various marriages to different women.

The complainant asserted that the Petitioner's son married his sister (80% disabled) in 2001, and two children were born out of wedlock. One of the children was 90% handicapped. He claimed that his in-laws abandoned his sister and her children, and that the Petitioner's son married five times without a divorce from his sister.

The complainant alleged that the actions were carried out in collusion with the Petitioner, thus defrauding not only the Petitioner's sister but also other women.

After considering that both the petitioner's daughter-in-law and grandson are physically disabled, the court determined that a custodial interrogation is necessary in light of the gravity of the allegation and in order to discover the truth about the petitioner's son's multiple marriages.

Consequently, the court denies his request for the granting of anticipatory bail.

D.D: 16 June 2022

Ajaib Singh

V/s

State of Punjab