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 not be punishable as an abettor.
Section 497: Adultery
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 497 |
| Marginal note | Adultery |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 21 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- Crl.Rev.P./372/2014 of CHANDRA DUTTA @ CHANDRA KUMAR DUTTA Vs DHIREN DUTTAGauhati High Court · 2025-11-04
- CRLMP/89/2019 of ANUJ SHARMA S/O SHRI D.D. SHARMA B/C BRAHMIN Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-03
- JOSEPH SHINE vs UNION OF INDIA SECRETARYSupreme Court of India · 2023-01-31
- APL/1336/2021 of RAHUL S/O ARJUNRAO VAIDYA AND ANOTHER Vs STATE OF MAH. THR. P.S.O. RANA PRATAP NAGAR, PS, NAGPUR.Bombay High Court · 2021-12-14
- APEAL/721/2008 of ARUN S/O YESHWANTRAO HATWAR Vs CHHATRAPATI S/O SURYABHAN and ANOR.Bombay High Court · 2021-02-08
- JOSEPH SHINE vs UNION OF INDIASupreme Court of India · 2018-09-27
- APPLN/1536/2008 of DWARKABAI @ YAMUNABAI BHAGWAT PATIL Vs BHAGWAT UKHARDU PATIL AND ORSBombay High Court · 2018-07-25
- APPLN/4090/2011 of VIKAS UTTAM SHINDE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANRBombay High Court · 2013-04-04
- APPLN/2615/2011 of THE STATE OF MAH THR. PRABHAKAR AMBADAS NIRPHAL Vs PARMESHWAR ZUMBAR NAIKNAWAREBombay High Court · 2012-02-02
- APPLN/2151/2011 of THE STATE OF MAH THR. SAILU P.S. Vs SHEELA JANKIRAM GHODKE AND ANRBombay High Court · 2012-01-24
- APPLN/2742/2010 of ROHIDAS VITTHAL HASE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANRBombay High Court · 2010-10-20
- APPLN/2381/2007 of THE STATE OF MAH Vs VISHNU GULABRAO PADULBombay High Court · 2010-06-08
- CRMA/39/2002 of SHRI ANTONIO XAVIER SEVERINO D`SA Vs FR.FREDDY J.DA COSTA and ANR.Bombay High Court · 2003-06-26
- CR.RA/189/1999 of MAHENDRABHAI KARSANBHAI RATHOD Vs STATE OF GUJARATHigh Court of Gujarat · 2002-02-04
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