Section 496: Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
The Pakistan Penal Code · Pakistan Penal Code · Chapter XX · in_force
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Whoever, dishonestly or with a fraudulent intention, goes through the ceremony of being married, knowing that he is not thereby lawfully married, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Effective date: 1862-01-01
Related sections
Section 495: Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whomSection 496A: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a womanSection 494: Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wifeSection 496B: FornicationSection 493A: Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriageSection 496C: Punishment for false accusation of fornication
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