Section 81 BNS or Section 81 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita talks about ““Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.”“
Section 81 of BNS is part of CHAPTER V OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act
Definition of Section 81 BNS
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.
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