Dalal had counter-sued accusing Nisha Sharma of adultery and bigamy. Bigamy and trigamy are the most common forms of polygamy. The draft bill also sets penalties for adultery and bigamy, similar to opposite-sex marriages. Most western countries do not recognize polygamous marriages, and consider bigamy a crime. Crimes under its jurisdiction included those of heresy, blasphemy, bigamy and witchcraft. There followed lawsuits and counter-suits for annulment, divorce, alimony and bigamy. Rodgers's fate was unknown, and because of bigamy laws, Deborah was not free to remarry. These elaborate records existed for the purpose of preventing bigamy and consanguineous marriage. The penalty of bigamy is up to five years of imprisonment. Most males are monogamous, but occasional bigamy has been encountered. This section creates the offence of bigamy. She also put up with his philandering and his double life, which included bigamy. The children are considered legitimate on other counts and the prohibition of bigamy applies. However it held that the law prohibiting bigamy did not meet that standard. The children are considered legitimate for all other purposes and the prohibition against bigamy applies.