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Section 498 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
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.
Related Sections
- Section 440: Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt
- Section 238: Import or export of counterfeits of the India coin
- Section 137: Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
- Section 335: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
- Section 330: Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
Related Acts
- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2017
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021
- Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
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