Article 172 bis [source]

Spanish Criminal Code
English translation

1. Anyone who, through serious intimidation or violence, compels another person to enter into marriage shall be punished with a prison sentence of six months to three years and six months or with a fine of twelve to twenty-four months, depending on the severity of the coercion or the means employed.

2. The same penalty shall be imposed on anyone who, with the aim of committing the acts referred to in the preceding paragraph, uses violence, serious intimidation, or deception to force another person to leave Spanish territory or not to return to it.

3. The penalties shall be imposed in their upper half when the victim is a minor.

4. In judgments convicting the crime of forced marriage, in addition to the ruling on civil liability, the appropriate rulings shall be made, where applicable, regarding the declaration of nullity or dissolution of the marriage thus contracted, as well as the determination of parentage and child support.