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Malaysia Case Law

Bigamy

  • 10 Sept 2024

    PEMPETISYEN W E I

    Citation
    WA-33-373-08/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    WA-33-373-08/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The Second Marriage was void ab initio under section 69(a) because the Petitioner remained lawfully married to his first wife at the time of the Second Marriage; accordingly the court must pronounce a decree of nullity under section 73, and the Petitioner’s conduct amounted to bigamy under sections 5 and 7 of the Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce) Act and section 494 of the Penal Code.

  • 19 Mar 2024

    PEMPETISYEN D A Y S A Y

    Citation
    WA-33-383-09/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    WA-33-383-09/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The court found the petitioner primarily at fault due to fraudulent conduct and adultery, granted the divorce, ordered transfer of the matrimonial home to the respondent, awarded arrears of MYR90000 and ongoing monthly maintenance of MYR2500, refused damages against the party-cited, and ordered costs of MYR40000 against the petitioner.

  • 19 Mar 2024

    PEMPETISYEN D A Y S A Y

    Citation
    WA-33-383-09/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    WA-33-383-09/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    Divorce was granted and decree nisi made absolute; court found petitioner primarily responsible for breakdown due to adultery and fraudulent conduct (including misuse of another couple's decree and bigamous registration), awarded respondent arrears of spousal maintenance MYR90,000 (36 months) and ongoing monthly maintenance MYR2,500 payable by the petitioner, ordered transfer of the matrimonial home to the respondent (transfer to be effected within 60 days of 19 March 2024), declined to order damages against the party-cited due to respondent's long delay/tolerance in asserting adultery, and o…