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Repercussions of having an extra marital affair with a married woman


01-Nov-2023 (In Divorce Law)
How a person can get affected by having an affair with others wife? What legal steps can be taken against that person by her husband? Though his wife doesn't want to stay with her husband..
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Answer #1
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Hi,
In case of adultery a complaint can be lodged under section 497 of the Indian Penal Code against the person with whom the wife is having an affair. It is irrelevant whether the wife wants to stay with the husband or not.

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