LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
496Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
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.
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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
