KRISHNA GOPAL DIVEDI vs PRABHA DIVEDI — Crl.A. No. 224/2001

Case Summary: Krishna Gopal Divedi v. Prabha Divedi (Crl.A. No. 224/2001) The Supreme Court allowed the appellant's criminal appeal and quashed proceedings under IPC Section 494 (bigamy). The appellant had obtained an ex parte divorce decree on 6.7.1990 without his first wife's knowledge, then married another woman on 25.5.1993. However, the first wife successfully got the ex parte decree set aside on 31.3.1994, after which she filed a bigamy complaint. The Court held that since the ex parte divorce decree was the foundation of the appellant's second marriage and that decree was subsequently set aside, conviction under Section 494 was impossible. The decision was rendered without prejudice to any other complaints the first wife might file. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.