Man booked for lying about first marriage to second wife

A Lahore man was sent to jail for not telling his second wife about his first marriage, Samaa News reported.

Arfah Naz has alleged that Rehmat Ali had not revealed his first marriage and she got married to him thinking he is single.

The woman registered an FIR against Rehmat at the Shahdara police station when she came to know two days after the marriage that the latter was already married and had children too.

She demanded that Rehmat should be booked for deceiving her. A district court sent him to jail on judicial remand.

Section 6(5) of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 states that a man has to submit written permission from his first wife if he wishes to marry for the second time. If a man violates the law, then he may be jailed for a year.