Adultary

preet (Querist) 01 April 2014 This query is : Resolved
Adultary is defined as "unlawful intercourse with another wife to commit adultary with"
I want to confirm that is adultary by man is done with anothers wife (means married woman) only? or it may be done with not married woman?

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Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 01 April 2014
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P. Venu (Expert) 02 April 2014
Adultery is only when the woman is married. it has no application when the woman is unmarried.

Guest (Expert) 02 April 2014
As an advocate do you interpret the term "another wife" or "wife of another man" to be unmarried (wife)? Sec. 497/IPC is quite clear on that. In fact, your own question is also the answer in itself.