IPC · XX — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO MARRIAGE

Section 496. Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

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.

Source: India Code