IPC § 496 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 496 IPC — Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 83 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 83 — 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 (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 83 in full