World Polygamy abolition status
Polygamy permitted and practiced
Legal status unknown or ambiguous
Polygamy generally illegal, but practice not fully criminalised
Secular countries where Polygamy fully outlawed/abolished and practice fully criminalized
India - Polygamy allowed for Muslims only
A majority of the world's secular countries (more than 98%) and nearly all of the world's developed nations do not permit polygamy, and there have been calls for the abolition of polygyny in many developing countries, India violating secular principals, permits polygamy for Muslims alone. Even Indonesia being largest Muslim country has banned polygamy for Muslim civil servants.
Polygamy remains legal for Muslims under the terms of The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act of 1937, as interpreted by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board" According to the 1961 census (the last census to record such data), polygamy was actually less prevalent among Indian Muslims (5.7%) than among several other religious groups
Though Hinduism accepts both monogamy (single wife at a time with reference to Lord Rama) and polygamy (with reference to Lord Krishna who had 8 wifes), Indian Judiciary does not allow polygamy for Hindus and permits polygamy for Muslims which contradicts secularism
A sample list of countries having polygamy banned:
A sample list of countries having polygamy banned:
Country
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Date
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Prohibition type
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July 1862
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Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act, which made
polygamy a misdemeanor offense in US territories and other areas
where the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction.
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March 1882
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Edmunds Act, which reinforced Morrill by
making polygamy a felony in the jurisdictions covered by Morrill; also
prohibited "bigamous" or "unlawful cohabitation" as a
misdemeanor offense, which removed the need to prove that actual marriages
had occurred in order to obtain convictions on polygamy related charges.
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Turkestan ASSR(modern Kyrgyzstan)
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October 1921
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October 1935
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North Vietnam(modern Vietnam)
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October 1950
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Outlaws polygamy
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Syria
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1953
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1955
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India allows polygamy for Muslims only. Outlaws polygamy; polygamous marriages (No pollygamy for Hindus)[51].
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1956
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Iraq
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1959
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1964
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New penal code outlaws polygamy; polygamous marriages (upholds
existing)
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British Hong Kong (modern Hong Kong)
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1971
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1977
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1979
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1985
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1993
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December 2003
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2003
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August 2004
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February 2005
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July 2005
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2007
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May 2008
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June 2008
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Nov. 2008
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March 2009
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Turkey
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May 2009
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July 2009
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July 2009
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Ban on polygamy & polygamous customary marriages
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Reference:
http://www.newdelhi.msz.gov.pl/resource/e75c9c6a-42be-465e-822d-29bc1d01cc1d:JCR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_polygamy
http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1325952/
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