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Section 493 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
493. Cohabitation 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.
Related Sections
- Section 396: Dacoity with murder
- Section 225A: Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
- Section 395: Punishment for dacoity
- Section 394: Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
- Section 122: Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India
Related Acts
- The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
- Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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