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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 69: Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc

Chapter V — Of Offences Against Woman and Child

69. 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.

Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).