Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025
♦ The Assam Legislative Assembly on 27 November 2025 passed the Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025, introducing strict punishment, including imprisonment of up to 10 years for contracting a second marriage. The bill, passed by the Assam Assembly, seeks to prohibit and eliminate the practice of polygamy and polygamous marriages in the state, along with matters connected and incidental to it. ♦ The draft law will apply across Assam, except in Sixth Schedule areas, and to members of any Scheduled Tribe as defined under Clause (25) of Article 366, read with Article 342 of the Constitution of India. ♦ The legislation proposes a seven-year imprisonment for offenders involved in unlawful polygamy and a ten-year imprisonment for concealing a previous marriage.