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.
Section 493: Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 493 |
| Marginal note | Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 25 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- ABLAPL/2634/2025 of AJITI PRADHAN @ ASITI PRADHN @ AJIT PRADHAN Vs STATE OF ODISHAHigh Court of Orissa · 2026-01-20
- MCRCA/14/2026 of SANJAY RATRE Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARHHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2026-01-07
- Crl.Rev.P./294/2014 of RAJIB LOCHAN BORA Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANRGauhati High Court · 2025-10-31
- CRLA/1157/2009 of The State of A.P. Vs Malla Visweswara Rao @ KasiHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh · 2025-10-30
- APEAL/212/2024 of BHASKAR S/O LAKHANLAL MANKAR Vs STATE OF MAH. THR. PSO PS TIRODA DIST.GONDIA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2024-08-20
- CRM (A)/1845/2023 of SOUVIK MONDAL Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2023-05-01
- CRA/162/2014 of AMIRUL SHEIKH Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2022-09-13
- ARUN SINGH vs STATE OF U.P.Supreme Court of India · 2020-02-10
- STATE OF JHARKHAND vs RAM CHANDRSupreme Court of India · 2012-11-09
- APPLN/1152/2009 of ASHISH RAMNIWAS GOSWAMI Vs MS. PRITI NARENDRA SAXENA AND ANRBombay High Court · 2011-06-21
- RAM CHANDRA BHAGAT vs STATE OF JHARKHANDSupreme Court of India · 2010-11-24
- CR.A/599/1989 of MANOJ BHOGILAL DAVE Vs STATE OF GUJARATHigh Court of Gujarat · 2006-07-05
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