IPC Sections seem same. What is the difference?

Hello,
According to IPC section 493 involves "deceit" but in section 375, the fourth point, deceit is missing. The woman thinks the husband as her husband but in section 493, the man makes her believe that she is her wife.

Regards,
Joy Bose

What are the facts, if any?

Hi

Thank you for your question

sec 375(4)IPC-When Man with her consent, when the man knows that he is not her husband and that her consent is given because she believes that he is another man to whom she is or believes herself to be lawfully married.

secs 493 IPC-Cohabitation caused by a man Deceitfully inducing a belief of lawfully marriage.

Every man who by deceit (the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth)causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit or have s*xual intercourse with him in that beleif, shall be punished with imprisonment of either decription for a term which may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to fine.

Hope this will help you

Best regards,

Akshay Gupta

ipc354 is only for men or for both ??

What is the actual problem and your locus ?