IPC 493 vs BNS 81: Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
Section 493 of the Indian Penal Code is now section 81 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. The wording is the same.
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IPC section 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.
BNS section 81Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing 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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