Whoever commits the offence defined in section 494, having concealed from the person with whom the subsequent marriage is contracted the fact of the former marriage, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section history
Section 495 — Same offence with concealment of the former marriage from the person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
As in force on 19 December 2018.
Timeline 3 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 19 December 2018 You are here
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 17 August 2026 Latest
[Indian PC 1860, s. 495]