Section 74
Marriage To Be Deemed Concluded If Child Is Born From Physical Intercourse
urse: (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section
(2) of Section 69, if a woman is proved to have delivered a child by
conceiving pregnancy from physical intercourse with a man,
marriage between such a man and a woman shall, ipso facto, be
deemed to have been concluded.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),
no marriage shall be deemed to have been concluded between a
man and a woman in any of the following circumstances even if a
child is born from physical intercourse with the man:
(a) If a woman gives birth to a child by conceiving
pregnancy as the consequence of rape,
(b) Except in case of the relationship of under subsection
(2) of Section 70, if a woman delivers a
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child by conceiving pregnancy from a physical
intercourse with a man within the relationship
punishable by law on incest.