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Section 497 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
497. Adultery
Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the offence of adultery, and shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both. In such case the wife shall be punishable as an abettor.
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- Section 82: Act of a child under seven years of age
- Section 79: Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law
- Section 76: Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
- Section 266: Being in possession of false weight or measure
- Section 315: Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
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