Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 496 in BNS
§ 496 IPC→§ 83 BNS
Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage. Section 496 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage) corresponds to Section 83 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 493 | Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage | 81 |
| 494 | Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife | 82(1) |
| 495 | Same offence with concealment of former marriage | 82(2) |
| 497 | Adultery | omitted |
| 498 | Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman | 84 |
| 498A | Husband or relative of husband subjecting a woman to cruelty | 85 |
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