Sentencing Guide

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