BNS 83 — Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

83. Whoever,  dishonestly  or  with  a  fraudulent  intention,  goes
through  the  ceremony  of  being  married,  knowing  that  he  is  not  thereby
lawfully married, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married
woman.

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