Makbul Ali v. Manwara Begum, 15 January 1987.
The Court held that a second wife is not responsible for any offense committed under Section 6(5) of the Bangladesh Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961. Section 6(5) provides penalties for the offense of marrying more than one woman without the permission of the Arbitration Council.  The second wife in this case had been criminally charged along with the man who had allegedly married twice.
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