Heading of the Section: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
Overview: section 498 came into effect in the year 1983, empowering the woman with stand-up & raise their voice pertaining to dowry demand of her husband & his relatives. Before 1983 any harm caused to the wife in relation to dowry was dealt with sections of IPC relating to cruelty, grievous hurt, murder etc, but since, in most cases convictions were not possible because of lack of clarity as to what constitutes domestic violence relating to dowry & also most of the laws which governed the domestic violence related matters were bailable.
Scope of this section: This section covers all the activities of illicit intercourse to a woman who the man believes to be married to someone else.
Punishment for Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman under 498 IPC: This section says that any person who 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.
| Offence | Punishment | Cognizance | Bail | Triable By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman. | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both | Non-Cognizable | Bailable | Any Magistrate |
| Offence | Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman. |
|---|---|
| Punishment | Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both |
| Cognizance | Non-Cognizable |
| Bail | Bailable |
| Triable By | Any Magistrate |
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