PPC § 494 — Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife

Statutory text (English)

Whoever, having a husband or
wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the
life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Exception.— This section does not extend to any person whose marriage with such husband or
wife has been declared void by a Court of competent jurisdiction,
nor to any person who contracts a marriage during the life of a former husband or wife, if such
husband or wife, at the time of the subsequent marriage, shall have been continually absent from such
person for the space of seven years, and shall not have been heard of by such person as being alive
within that time provided the person contracting such subsequent marriage shall, before such marriage
takes place, inform the person with whom such marriage is contracted of the real state of facts so far
as the same are within his or her knowledge.

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.494: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 170, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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