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.
CHAPTER V OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD · Of offences relating to marriage
Section 84: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding IPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
3 questions in 13 of our papers cite Section 84. Try these from the free papers:
1. A is prosecuted under Section 82 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 for marrying again during the lifetime of his wife W. To prove the first marriage between A and W, the prosecution relies only on the testimony of neighbours that A and W were always received and treated by everyone as husband and wife. Under the BSA, this evidence is: