Whoever commits the offence defined in the last preceding section having concealed from the person with whom the subsequent marriage is contracted, the fact of the former marriage, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CHAPTER XX OF OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGE
Section 495: Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 495. Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted. | BNS 82(2) |
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1. A person who commits the offence under Section 82(1) of the BNS, having concealed the fact of the former marriage from the person with whom the subsequent marriage is contracted, is punishable under Section 82(2) with imprisonment of either description which may extend to