LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
493Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit or have sexual intercourse with him in that belief, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE
- 493 Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
- 494 Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife
- 495 Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
- 496 Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
- 497 Adultery
- 498 Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
