BNS Section 83 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 83: Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage (Legacy IPC Section 496)
Statutory Classification Details
A person with fraudulent
Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
Official Punishment: Imprisonment up to 7 yearsintention going throughand fine.class. the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married