Man gets 6-month jail for 2nd marriage without first wife’s consent

LADHORAN:  The family court awarded a six-month imprisonment to a man for contracting a second marriage without the permission of his first wife with fine of Rs 500,000.

Shakila Bibi, a resident of Tehsil Kahror Pakka of Lodhran District, had filed a writ petition against her husband Mohsin in the civil court against her second marriage without permission.

After completing the hearing of the case, Judge Family Court Tahira Shahzad Khan sentenced the criminal Mohsin to 6 months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 500,000.

In case of non-payment of fine, the offender will have to undergo 2 months additional imprisonment.

After the court verdict, the police arrested the accused from the court room and shifted him to Central Jail Bahawalpur

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