Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 83

BNS 83: earlier IPC 496

Section 83 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 496 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 83 deals with marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 83 was IPC 496.

Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XX
s. 496
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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 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.
Text from India Code
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 496
CognizableNon-cognizable
BailableBailable
PunishmentImprisonment for 7 years and fine.
Triable byMagistrate of the first class.
For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.
Judgments on s. 496 IPCBNS 83 on India Code Source: NCRB section table
Related sectionsIPC 496 · Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone …
BNS 82 · Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.BNS 84 · Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.

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