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Penal Code · Updated to 4 Jul 2023 · Chapter XX · Offences Relating to Marriage
498. Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman
Feedback & supportWhoever 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 for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.