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However, bigamy cases witnessed an unprecedented increase of 20.30% in 2017 compared to the previous year across Andhra Pradesh.Vijayawada too has seen its fair share of increase in promiscuity. As adultery is not a crime anymore, only the new judgment will be followed. The cases which are already pending in court will come to an end. In Krishna and Guntur districts, there have been over twenty instances of people murdering their spouses for allegedly having an extra-marital affair.Also, Ramkoteswara Rao explains that a police officer cannot investigate adultery cases and they will have to be dealt by the magistrate court directly under Section 192 of CrPC. Experts say anger towards promiscuous spouses and a desire for revenge is a common factor that emerges in most cases.Speaking to TOI, deputy director of prosecutions Byra Ramkoteswara Rao said the judgment will now wipe out all existing adultery cases as the Supreme Court verdict makes it clear that adultery is not a crime.“The verdict will definitely impact pending cases..