section 81
Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Criminal2023358 sections20 chapters
Of offences relating to marriage
Statutory text
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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