IPC § 493 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 493 IPC — Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 81 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 81 — Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage
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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 81 in full