INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
498. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married
84. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married
woman.
498. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a
married woman.--Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and
whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other
man, from that man, or from any person having the care of her on
behalf of that man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse
with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such
woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
CHAPTER XXA
OF CRUELTY BY HUSBAND OR RELATIVES OF HUSBAND
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OF CRUELTY BY HUSBAND OR RELATIVES OF HUSBAND
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
84. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.—Whoever
takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of
any other man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains
with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023