PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1087
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*PREVENTION OF HINDU BIGAMOUS MARRIAGES ACT
1413. Shrimati Jayashri : Will the Minister of Law be pleased to state:
( a ) the names of the States where legislation for the Prevention of Hindu Bigamous Marriages is in force;
( b ) the number of cases of marriages performed in contravention of provisions of the Act, in the year 1950 ; and
( c ) the cases which ended in convinction, during the year 1950?
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): ( a ) As far as I am aware, legislation for the prevention of bigamous marriages among Hindus is in force in Bombay and Madras only.
( b ) and ( c ). The exact figures for the year 1950 are not available. I understand, however, from Bombay, that the number of marriages performed in contravention of the Bombay Act between 6th November, 1946, when it came into force, and
31st August, 1950, is 1,934, and the number of cases which ended in conviction during the same period in that State is
- I have not received any information from Madras so far.
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- P. D., Vol. 10, Part I, 28th September 1951, p. 1814.