Janaki Jambunathan
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Three is a crowd, especially in a marriage. But should someone face criminal action for stepping outside the bounds of matrimony? That's what Indian law still holds. It punishes the male partner for trespassing on another
man's property, namely, his wife.
497 of the Indian Penal Code, and could face up to five years in prison if the charges are upheld by the court. His willing lover, though, need not fear the law, since it does not apply to an adulterous woman
In fact, it only applies to situations where the wife commits adultery. The wronged husband can invoke Section 497 against his wife's sexual partner. But if the situation was reversed, and the husband had committed an infidelity with an unmarried woman, his wife has no power to move the law. He faces criminal liability if his lover is married, and her husband files a complaint. LP
https://www.google.com/amp/m.timeso...t-about-adultery/amp_articleshow/57349750.cms
man's property, namely, his wife.
497 of the Indian Penal Code, and could face up to five years in prison if the charges are upheld by the court. His willing lover, though, need not fear the law, since it does not apply to an adulterous woman
In fact, it only applies to situations where the wife commits adultery. The wronged husband can invoke Section 497 against his wife's sexual partner. But if the situation was reversed, and the husband had committed an infidelity with an unmarried woman, his wife has no power to move the law. He faces criminal liability if his lover is married, and her husband files a complaint. LP
https://www.google.com/amp/m.timeso...t-about-adultery/amp_articleshow/57349750.cms
