# Section 69 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

> Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.Whoever, by deceitful means or by making promise to marry to a woman without any intention of fulfilling the same, has sexual intercourse with her…

Source: https://sudhirrao.com/insights/section-69-in-the-bharatiya-nyaya-sanhita-2023-bns  
Author: Sudhir Rao — Advocate, Supreme Court of India  
Category: BNS  
Published: 2024-09-08

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**Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.**

1. Whoever, by deceitful means or by making promise to marry to a woman without any intention of fulfilling the same, has sexual intercourse with her, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation.—“deceitful means” shall include inducement for, or false promise of employment or promotion, or marrying by suppressing identity.

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