Mere permission from Arbitration council is sufficient for contracting second marriage under the law. This fact is discussed in the judgment of Lahore High Court as produced below:-
Citation Name : 2010 PCrLJ 950 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Side Appellant : SHAMIM MAI
Side Opponent : ALLAH DITTA
S.6(5)—Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S.417(2)—Special leave to appeal against acquittal—Trial
Court had acquitted the accused under S.249-A, Cr.P.C. of the charge
under S.6(5) of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961—Arbitration
Council of the. Union Council concerned had permitted the accused for
second marriage, which was the only requirement of law for second
marriage—Impugned judgment dismissing the
private complaint of the complainant was based on cogent and convincing
reasons—Accused after his acquittal by trial Court had assumed double
innocence—Special leave to appeal was refused to the complainant in
circumstances and her petition was dismissed accordingly.
