Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 494, 498-A, 419, 420, 406, 171 & 120-B–Private complaint against the persons other than the bigamist-husband–Cognizance for the offence–Sustainability–The ambit of bigamy is narrow and limited to the erring spouses alone–Expansion of the offence would also create distraught conditions in families of erring person–No other person, except the erring spouse, may be saddled with criminal liability–Proceedings quashed.
