Section 83 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Marriage
ceremony
fraudulently
gone through
without lawful
marriage.

  1. 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.