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 for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.
Section history
Section 498
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 498 — Original text to 1 February 2008superseded
There is no section 497.
Section 498 — From 1 February 2008 (current)repealed by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
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There is no section 497.