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.
Section 498: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
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Repealed.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 Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024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 | 498 |
| Marginal note | Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 48 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CR. MISC./53879/2025 of RAKESH KUMAR @ RAKESH RAUSHAN @ RAUSHAN KUMAR Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2026-01-08
- CRLP/13625/2025 of Metta Partha Saradhi Vs The State of Andhra PradeshHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh · 2026-01-04
- APL/1344/2024 of AJAY CHANDRAPRAKASH AGRAWAL AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. PSO., P.S KOTWALI, AMRAVATI, DIST.AMRAVATI AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2024-09-20
- CRA/128/1988 of KALI KRISHNA CHAKRABORTY Vs MADHUSUDAN PALITCalcutta High Court · 2024-01-05
- APPLN/1359/2019 of SAYYED JAFFAR SAYYED GAFOOR AND OTHERS Vs SAYYED SHIRIN SAYYED JAFAR AND ANRBombay High Court · 2022-07-26
- ABA/1703/2022 of SATISH KUMAR J. Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2022-06-30
- ABA/466/2022 of VIMALBAI VISHWANATH PAWAR AND ANOTHER Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2022-05-06
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