...which has been made by the appellant is that the respondent requested him to perform a mock marriage with her in order to enable her to avoid the predicament of marrying a boy who has been selected...by her parents and who is not of her liking. The case of the appellant is that such a mock marriage took place in the presence of some relatives and some photographs were also taken. Thereafter, the...marriage of the appellant with another girl was fixed but that could not be solemnised as relations from the side of that girl possibly came to know about the existence of the mock marriage.3...

...friendly relationship. The appellant-wife requested the respondent-husband to agree to the performance of a mock marriage in order to enable her to wriggle out of the predicament of having to undergo...the residence of respondent no.2 who provided them the bridal wear. The mock marriage was gone into in the presence of respondents Civil Misc No.20941 of 2002 and no.3 and 4 who are real sons of...them obviously pertained to the mock marriage undergone by him with the appellant-wife. It is thereafter that the appellant-wife lodged an FIR under Section 420 IPC against the respondent-husband...

...kidnapped the minor daughter of the defacto complainant who is aged 17 years at the relevant time, conducted a mock marriage and subjected her to sexual intercourse by making her to believe that she is the...instance of the victim that she had been taken to his house. According to him, the allegation of mock marriage is incorrect and it is a proper marriage. At any rate, the petitioner has been in cu tody from...a girl of less than 18 years and the marriage, if at all any, conducted cannot have any legal sanctity. Deeper probe into the veracity of the allegations is not warranted at this point of time...

.... 3. The parties had lived together as husband and wife for more than a year after the mock marriage or the sham ceremony and no children had fortunately been born from the wedlock. When the...how far the appellant had been held responsible for any deception or suppression of material facts from the respondent before she was induced to go through that sham ceremony or mock marriage. Even if...she had promptly asked for the annulment of this mock marriage and that she was granted relief by the court may suggest that she was not trying to take advantage of her own wrong or disability within...

...Hindu and had conducted a mock marriage with the de facto complainant and had subjected her to sexual relationship on the pretext that he was not a married man. It is also submitted that the grant of...forced to have a marriage with the de facto complainant, when he had taken her to Bangalore in a taxi being operated by him. It is submitted BAIL APPL. NO.6828 OF 2021 that the petitioner is falsely...

...had conducted a mock marriage with the de facto complainant and had subjected her to sexual relationship on the pretext that he was not a married man. It is also submitted that the grant of bail at this...the petitioner was forced to have a marriage with the de facto complainant, when he had taken her to Bangalore in a taxi being operated by him. It is submitted that the petitioner is falsely...

...appellant.It is the further case of the respondent that on 21.1.2011, he was taken to village Bilasuni where in a temple, his mock marriage was performed with the appellant. Even the father...as the mock marriage ceremony which was solemnised on 21.1.2011 contravenes the provisions of Section 5 of the Hindu...testimonies of P.Ws 1 and 2 coupled with the documentary evidence, it was held that as on the date of so-called mock marriage, the respondent was a minor and as such the consent given by the respondent for...

..., it is not as if the marriage of the petitioner with her husband is a mock marriage. That is not the claim. It may be in cases of mock marriages or mock adoptions, only to achieve an object of getting...1. At issue, in this writ petition is as to whether the petitioner who was born in a Vysya caste, which is a forward community retains her social status as such even after marriage to a...marriage to a person belonging to Besta (Fishermen) community which is a B.C ‘A’ category has sought for admission into Post-Graduate Medical course (D.G.H) mentioning her social status as B.C ‘A...

...gone through. Even here he is stated to have referred to the marriage as “” (secret marriage) and not a ‘Mock’ marriage. According to the complainant, later on she went with mediators and contacted...get rid of the wife he does not like, call it a mock marriage, or invalid marriage to serve his own ends. It is essential that the deceit and fraudulent intention contemplated should be found to have...bride for the accused and the marraige would take place between the accused and the would be bride, and when she questioned accused about it, he stated that the marriage that took place in the house of...

...the marriage was void ipso jure, as the lady had been made to go through a mock marriage and to lose her maidenhood under the belief brought out by false pretences that she was a lawfully wedded wife...B.C Misra, J. (Oral):— This first appeal from order under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955...according to the Hindu rites. The respondent — wife filed an application for annulment of the said marriage on the ground that the husband had been married to one Pushpa Sharma earlier in 1966 which marriage...

...liberally construed. Even if the marriage was void ipso jure, as the lady had been made to go through a mock marriage and to lose her maidenhood under the belief brought out by false pretences that...section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (in short, the Act) has been allowed and the petitioner is ordered to pay maintenance at the rate of Rs. 350/- per...under section 11 of the Act on the ground that respondent-Charanjit Kaur was earlier married to one Kashmira Singh and when she was married to the petitioner on March 6, 1992, this marriage was...

...mock marriage and to lose her maidenhood under the belief brought out by false pretences that she was a lawfully wedded wife she should be treated as a wife for the purpose of making an application...pendenate lite under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (in short 'the Act') only on the ground that her..." marriage with her husband is the second marriage during the subsistance of the first marriage and the same is void under Section 11 read with Section 5(i) of the Act. 2. A few facts may...

...that she would obtain a suitable husband for her. After keeping the girl for some time Padam Kumari introduced Jnanendra Nath Ghosh. By a ceremony of mock marriage which was gone through at Salkea the...these two persons took the girl to a house at Salkea where a sham marriage ceremony was gone through, that in fact there was no real ceremony of marriage, and that certain things were done, e.g, taking a...photograph, exchange of garlands, and signing by the parties, so as to deceive the girl into the belief that marriage had been performed. Thereafter sexual intercourse is alleged to have taken place...

...religious communities - Hindu and Muslim. Sruthi quietly left her parental home on 16.05.2017 along with Anees to New Delhi and it is stated that a mock marriage was conducted thereat after she got...would like to conduct a valid marriage with the petitioner and she does not want to change her religion.”4. Sruthi again appeared before us in Court on 28.09.2017 and narrated the torture...State to sensationalize every case of inter-religious marriage as either ‘Love Jihad’ or ‘Ghar Wapsi’ even if there was platonic love between the spouses before. The case on hand is also projected as...

...liquor material, in a semiconscious condition got a mock marriage arranged in some Mandirand under the threat of her life on 3-6-1985, respondent took Madhu Bala to Pathankot for registration of...at Kathua and R.S Pura. Pursuant to the marriage, his alleged wife came to village Jinder Melu, Tehsil, R.S Pura to his relatives. On 3-6-1985 the petitioners along with some unidentified persons...not sign the complaint, hence permission be granted to him to sign the same, a certificate is also filed along with the complaint showing the performance of marriage of the Arya Samaj Kathua. The...

...construed. Even if the marriage was void ipsojure as the lady had been made to go through a mock marriage and to lose her maidenhood under the belief brought out by false pretences that she was a...1. Whether the wife can be denied maintenance pendente lite under S. 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 only on the ground that her marriage with her husband is...the second marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage and the same is void under S. 11 read with S. 5(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act and whether such a wife is also...

...of mock marriage which was gone through at Salkea the girl was led to believe that she was married to Jnanendra Nath Ghose and, sexual intercourse is said to have followed.17. Section...two persons took the girl to a house at Salkea where a sham marriage ceremony was gone through, that in fact there was no real ceremony of marriage, and that certain things were done, e.g, taking a...photograph, exchange of garlands, and singing by the parties, so as to deceive the girl into the belief that marriage had been performed. Thereafter sexual intercouse is alleged to have taken place...

.... With regard to the allegation in the Writ Petition that the marriage between respondent No. 4 and Irvin was a mock marriage, respondent No. 4 has not only denied the same, but has asserted that her...the said building. Respondent No. 4 was previously married woman, and had two children from her previous marriage(s), by name Faruk (Respondent No. 5), presently aged about 45 years, and Simi...(respondent No. 6), presently aged about 40 years.(b) The petitioner further asserts that he was informed by Irvin that he was induced by respondent No. 4 to go through a marriage ceremony by...

.... 4. The allegation as against these accused herein is that they were present at the time of the marriage of accused No.1 was solemnized with the complainant and they...also demanded to bring dowry. It is further alleged that the accused herein when ever visited the matrimonial home used to mock at her looks and also that the dowry given by the parents is insufficient...

...Sweta born on May 16, 1974 and a son Sandeep born on April 1, 1975 are the children of the marriage. There was estrangement between husband and wife and they appear to have been living separately since...would be to subvert the judicial process and to mock at the criminal justice system. All that Article 20(3) guaranteed was that a person accused of an offence shall not be compelled to be a witness...