Offences Relating to Marriage (Section 493 to 498): Sec-493 to 498 of IPC deals with the offences relating to the marriages, they are: a) Mock Marriage b) Bigamy c) Adultery 1. Mock Marriage: Mock Marriage means Invalid marriage. It is a sexual intercourse by a man with a married or unmarried woman of any age, whom he induces to be his wife, but in fact he is a concubine. It shall be punished with an Imprisonment up to 10 years and fine. Ingredients: a) The accused has done sexual intercourse with the prosecution. b) He has not legally married to her. c) She has given a consent for sexual intercourse believing that he would marry. d) Such belief in her was induced by the accused. Marriage ceremony fraudulently done without lawful marriage (Sec-496): As per sec-496, Whoever dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention has gone through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not been lawfully married, shall be punished with an Imprisonment up to 7 years with fine. Ingredients: a)...
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