Section 161 prohibits willfully and fraudulently deceiving a woman into think she is lawfully married in order to cohabitate or have sexual intercourse with her. The offence is punishable by 10 years of imprisonment. Bigamy is an offence punishable by five years of imprisonment, but remarriage is permitted where a spouse has been absent from the house for at least seven years (Section 162). Section 167 prohibits forcibly or fraudulently taking away or detaining a child under 18 years of age or harboring a child with knowledge that such taking away or detaining has occurred, with intent to deprive a parent or guardian of their child. The offence is punishable by seven years of imprisonment, but the accused can claim the right to possess the child in good faith, or in the case of illegitimate children, claim to be the parent as a defence.
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