September 12, 2026

Section 83 – Marriage Ceremony Fraudulently Gone Through Without Lawful Marriage | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Chapter V – Of Offences Against Woman and Child (Of Offences Relating to Marriage)

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.