New Delhi, May 15 -- A Muslim man can marry multiple times as long as he treats all his wives equally, Allahabad High Court recently observed. It pointed out the offence of polygamy as it conditionally permitted under the Quran for a "valid reason", but is often "misused" by men for "selfish reasons".

A single-judge bench led by Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deswal made these comments while hearing a request to cancel the chargesheet, cognisance, and summons order against a man, Furkan, issued by a court in Moradabad.

The case began in 2020 when a woman accused Furkan of marrying her without revealing that he was already married. She also claimed that he raped her during their marriage. Based on her complaint, a case was registered at the Mo...