Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 'A' entices away 'B', an adult woman whom he knows to be the…

Section 84 BNS punishes 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 any such woman with that intent. The punishment is imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or fine, or both (formerly s.498 IPC).

Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018) struck down the adultery offence, and the BNS has no adultery offence, but section 84 is a separate offence that remains in force; "no offence" is therefore wrong. Section 82 deals with marrying again during the lifetime of a husband or wife and does not fit these facts, and section 84 does not carry seven years' imprisonment.