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Section 81 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023


Definition of Section 81 BNS According to the Government of India


What is Section 81 BNS?

Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.โ€” 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 of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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