Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 251GA

251GA. Any person who by force, bribery, deceit, deprivation of liberty, improper pressure or any other unlawful conduct or by threats of such conduct, lures another pe rson to the territory of anoth er State other than the one he or she resides in with the purpose of for cing such person to enter into a marriage shall, unless the fact constitu tes a more serious offence under any other provision of this Code, be liab le upon conviction to imprisonment for a term from four (4) to six (6) years: Provided that for the purposes of this article, marriage shall mean any religious or civil cere mony of marriage, whether or no t legally binding: Provided further that for the pur poses of this article, when th e marriage is not legally binding, the marriage shall be socially recognised as having simila r effects as a marriage. Increase in punishment. Added by: I.2014.2. Amended by: XXXVI.2023.2.