Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 251G

251G. Any person who by force, bribery, deceit, deprivation of liberty, improper pressure or any other unlawful conduct or by threats of such conduct, forces a nyone to enter into a marriage shall be guilty of causing a forced marriage and shall, unless the fa ct constitutes a more serious offen ce under any other provision of this Code, be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term from t hree to five years: Provided that any act so made in contravention of this provision shall be null and without effect at law: Provided further that for the purposes of this article, marriage shall mean any religious or civil ceremony of marriage , whether or not legally binding: Provided further that for the purposes of this article, when th e marriage is not legally binding, t he marriage shall be socially recognised as having simila r effects as a marriage. CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 143 Luring of a person to the territory of another State to marry. Added By: XIII.2018.24. Amended by: XXII.2025.4.