IN THE HON’BLE COURT OF PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT,

KARKARDOOMA COURT, EAST- DISTRICT, DELHI

H.M.A.PETITION NO. OF 2021

IN THE MATTER OF:-

SH. RAJ …PETITIONER

VERSUS

SMT. PRIYANKA … RESPONDENT

APPLICATION U/S 494 R/W 495 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860
FOR DECLARATION OF THE MARRIAGE DATED ..........AS
ILLEGAL , VOID AND UNTENABLE SUBSEQUENTLY AWARDING
THE PUNISHMENT PRESCRIBED UNDER THE LAW, FOR
COMMITTING THE OFFENCE OF BIGAMY AND CONCEALING
THE SAME FROM THE PETITIONER AND THIS HON'BLE COURT

1. That the above mentioned respondent is already married to the petitioner

herein and the petition regarding the dissolution of the marriage is pending
before this Hon'ble Court and listed on………

2. It is pertinent to mention that the respondent with a mala-fide intent to

abuse, devaluae and disrespect the procedure of law has solemnized her
second marriage on ………….. with …………… at …………..that too
during the pendency of the present petition for dissolution of the her first
marriage with the petitioner.

3. That is is not out of place to mention that due to the above act the respondent
has clearly committed an offense u/s 494 r/w 495 of the Indian Penal Code
1860, whereby the respondent has solemnized her second marriage without
disclosing the above to the petitioner and also concealing the same thereof,
from this Hon'ble Court and the same requires the immediate cognizance of
the above offence on immediate basis.
4. That the above offence committed by the respondent is an act of total
ignorance of law and further the respondent cannot take the unwarranted and
undue advantage regarding the above committed offence while hiding
herself behind the shield that the respondent was unaware of the law
regarding the present offence committed by her. Further, it is to be
understood as a precautionary fact that the respondent cannot take the
defense regarding the same on lack of knowledge or any other petty reason
which may be already liable to be rejected by this Hon'ble Court as a
common understanding of "ignorantia juris non-excusat".

5. That the respondent had a proper knowledge regarding her actions and
therefore has committed the above mentioned serious offence intentionally
to gain undue advantage by making an illegitimate use of the pendency of
the present proceedings regarding the dissolution of her first marriage with
the petitioner and the same is the part of the conspiracy played by the
respondent to defeat scope of the present petition and puth the Hon'ble court
into an illusion