IPC Section 497

Indian Penal Code

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S. 497

Adultery

Description

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.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Adultery

5 Years or Fine or Both

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Magistrate First Class

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is Compoundable by

The husband of the woman

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
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