Section 493
Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage.
About this Act
It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code forindia;
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.