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 for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section history
Section 493 — Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
As in force on 21 November 2010.
Timeline 3 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 21 November 2010 You are here
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
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[Indian PC 1860, s. 493]