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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.
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- Section 121A: Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
- Section 343: Wrongful confinement for three or more days
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- Section 291: Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue
- Section 158: Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot
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