BNS69
BNS Section 69: Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc
Ch V · Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Gazette p.39
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS69. 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, 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.
Cite as: Section 69, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)