In India, the new Indian law “Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita” (BNS) has replaced the 164-year-old Indian Penal Code from July 1. These new laws are being debated across India for various reasons, but one such law is Which has spread anxiety among couples.
Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita states that if a “relationship” is established by promising to marry and then fraudulently terminates the relationship, it can be punished with imprisonment for up to 10 years.
The law states that ‘a person who has intercourse with a woman by deception or without the intention of consummating her by promise of marriage, such intercourse is not tantamount to the crime of rape, but he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and with fine, or with both’.