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.
Chapter V — Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Section 83
Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
Printed from Law on Tips • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023