Procedural Classification · BNSS First Schedule

Is BNS Section 83 Bailable or Non-Bailable?

Analysis of bail rules, arrest eligibility, and warrant requirements for BNS Section 83: Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

🛡️ Bail & Arrest Summary

A person with fraudulent intention going through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married

Bail Status

✕ Non-Bailable (Court discretion required)

Arrest Authority

Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)

Triable Court

Magistrate of the first class

Prescribed Punishment

Imprisonment up to 7 years and fine