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Penal Code · s 493

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s 493Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage

Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfUlly married to him -

(a)

to believe that she is lawfully married to him; and

(b)

to cohabit or have sexual intercourse with him in that

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shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years and fine.

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