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Section 83 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
83. Marriage 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.
Related Sections
- Section 231: Giving or Fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
- Section 205: Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
- Section 324: Mischief
- Section 212: Furnishing False information
- Section 51: Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done
Related Acts
- Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019
- Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
- Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- Footwear Design and Development Institute Act, 2017
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