LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
498Enticing 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.
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OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE
- 493 Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage
- 494 Marrying again during life-time of husband or wife
- 495 Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted
- 496 Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage
- 497 Adultery
- 498 Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
