Cap. 9 Art. 251GALuring of a person to the territory of another State to marry.

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 person to the territory of another State other than the one he or she resides in with the purpose of forcing such person to enter into a marriage shall, unless the fact constitutes a more serious offence under any other provision of this Code, be liable 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 ceremony of marriage, whether or not legally binding:

Provided further that for the purposes of this article, when the marriage is not legally binding, the marriage shall be socially recognised as having similar effects as a marriage.