The Lahore Family Court has sentenced a man for marrying for the second time without the permission of his first wife.

Judge Adnan Liaquat of the Family Court Lahore delivered the verdict on the petition, sentencing the accused to seven months imprisonment and imposing a fine of five lakhs.

According to the court, the husband married the second wife without the written permission of the first wife, a legal requirement for the second marriage – which the husband did not fulfil.

Under the law, the accused violated Section 6 of the Muslim Family Law Ordinance. If the accused fails to pay the fine of five lakh rupees, he will face an additional month in prison.