BNS Section 84 — Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman

Summary

Whoever takes or entices away a woman whom he knows or has reason to believe is the wife of another man, intending that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, commits an offence. The same applies to anyone who conceals or detains such a woman with that same intent. The punishment for this offence is imprisonment of either description for up to two years, or a fine, or both.

Official Text

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, 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.

Related Judgments

• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.6 p.280 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• S.C.R. 765 JOSEPH SHINE v. UNION OF INDIA — Supreme Court of India (2018)
• COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, NAGPUR v. RAI BAHADUR JAIRAM VALJI AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (S)
• SC (2025) Vol.4 p.2730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.8 p.670 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2024) Vol.6 p.129 — Supreme Court of India (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IPC §498 — Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman