Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 497 in BNS
§ 497 IPC→omitted
Adultery. Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Adultery) has no successor provision in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Note: Struck down as unconstitutional in Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018). No equivalent in the BNS
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 494 | Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife | 82(1) |
| 495 | Same offence with concealment of former marriage | 82(2) |
| 496 | Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage | 83 |
| 498 | Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman | 84 |
| 498A | Husband or relative of husband subjecting a woman to cruelty | 85 |
| 509 | Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman | 79 |
Practise it
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