In India there is no automatic annulment of marriage under Hindu marriage act. One or both parties have to go thru legal process to get marriage annulment done with relevant proofs.
I have few times last year in other EDTs mentioned this, from what I searched online R's forced marriage to M at mandap in RM serial if it happens in real world is both adharmic as per customs, as well as illegal & invalid as per law. R is NOT legal wife of M as per how marriage happened.
(irrespective of M's first wife is now dead or alive)
But due to G custody case M was blackmailed & under severe pressure even post marriage to R (added there was that 6 months temporary custody order of judge) so we were told he could not take legal route to get annulment done declaring R's marriage with him null and void. (not divorce but annulment)
A valid Hindu marriage has to be between a man & woman of eligible age who are NOT having any alive spouse at the time of marriage, both marrying with MUTUAL consent out of will with NO force, fraud, blackmail or cohersion, also both bride and groom have to be mentally fit & physically competent and NOT intoxicated under influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of marriage.
Otherwise such marriage is invalid & illegal marriage for which annulment is sought, divorce is only for legally valid marriages.
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