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190.-Procuration by Threats, &c.
Any person who
(1) by threats procures a woman or girl to unlawful carnal connection, either within or within
or
A. 144. B. 148.
have C. 218. A. B.;
48 & 49 V.
c. 69, s. 3....
(2) by any false pretence procures any woman or girl, not being a common prostitute or of known immoral character, to have any unlawful connection, either within or without A. B. ; or
(3) administers to, or causes to be taken by, any woman or girl, any drug or other thing, with intent to stupefy or overpower her, in order to enable any man, whether a particular man or not, to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her;
is guilty of a misdemeanour.
191.—Abduction of Girl under eighteen.
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Any person who takes or detains, or causes to be taken or C, s. 219. detained, an unmarried girl under the age of eighteen years out 48 & 49 V.
of the custody, and against the will of her father, or mother, c. 69, s. 7.
or other person having the custody of her, with intent that she may be unlawfully carnally known by any man, whether
a particular man or not, is guilty of a misdemeanour:
provided that it shall be a defence to a charge of an offence under this section, that the accused person believed on reasonable grounds that the girl was of, or above the age of eighteen years, and provided that the girl consented to be taken as aforesaid with the said intent.
192.--Detention in a Brothel.
Any person who takes or detains any woman or girl against C. ■. 220.
her will-
(1) to or in or upon any premises with intent that she may be unlawfully and carnally known by any man, whether a particular man or not; or
(2) to or in a brothel ;
is guilty of felony.
Any person shall be deemed to detain a woman or girl under this section, who with intent to compel or induce her to remain in or upon any premises, or any brothel, witholds from her any wearing apparel or other property to the possession of which she is entitled, or which has been lent or supplied to her by such person, or for the purposes of prostitution; and the woman or girl is justified in taking away such wearing apparel as is necessary to enable her to leave such premises or brothel.
193.-Conspiracy to defile.
48 & 49 V. o. 69, n. 8.
Any person who conspires with any other person to induce any A. 145. woman or girl, by any false pretence or other fraudulent means, to allow any man to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her, is guilty of a misdemeanour.
India, 479.
Soudan, 406.
A. 209-10. B. 216-7.
C. 360.
India, 494. 24 & 25 V.
c. 100, s. 57.
B. 149.
C. 221.
Stephen's
Dig. Art.
▲. 214.
B. 221. 0.352.
125.
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CHAPTER XVIII.-INVASION OF CONJUGAL AND PARENTAL RIGHTS; BIGAMY; ABDUCTION.
194.—Adultery.
Any man who has carnal knowledge of a married women, without the consent or connivance of her husband, and knowing or having reason to believe that such woman is married, is guilty of a misdemeanour.
It shall be no offence on the part of the wife to aid in, counsel or procure the commission of this offence.
[Any married woman who knowingly and willingly has carnal knowledge of a man who is not her husband, without the consent or connivance of her husband, is guilty of a mis- demeanour.]
Any person who
195.-Bigamy.
(1) goes through the form of marriage with any person, whilst any valid marriage subsists between himself or herself and any other person; or
(2) goes through the form of marriage with any person, between whom and any other person, he or she knows or has reason to believe that a valid marriage, subeists ;
in cases where such form is invalid according to the law of A.B., by reason of such previous subsisting marriage, is guilty of bigamy and is liable to penal servitude for ten years.
A "form of marriage" is any form valid by the law of A.B.; and for the purposes of this section a form shall be valid not- withstanding any act or default of the person charged with bigamy, if it is otherwise a valid form.
The fact that the parties would, if unmarried, have been in- competent to contract marriage shall be no defence upon a prosecution for bigamy,
For the purposes of this section any marriage contracted according to the law of the place where it was contracted is a valid marriage; and any marriage subsisting according to the law of the place where it was contracted, or according to the law of A.B., is a subsisting marringe.
It shall be a defence to a charge of bigamy to prove that at the time of the commission of the alleged offence, the wife or husband of the person already married had been continually absent from such person for seven years then last past, unless it is proved that such person knew, or had reasonable grounds for supposing, that such wife or husband was alive at any time during those seven years.
196.--Abduction.
Any person who takes or detains, or causes to be taken or detained, an unmarried girl under the age of sixteen years out of the custody or protection of her father or mother, or other 4.100, a. 55. person having the lawful custody or charge of her, against the will of her father or mother or such person, is guilty of
24 & 25 V.
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A. 216.
B. 223. C. 321.
c. 100, s. 56.
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a misdemeanour whether or not he believed she was over the age of sixteen years, and whether or not the girl consented to being so taken.
197.—Child-stealing.
Any person who, with intent to deprive any parent or guardian or other person who has the custody or charge of any child under the age of fourteen years, either temporarily or otherwise, of the possession of such child
(a) takes or entices away or detains such child; or (b) receives or harbours any such child, knowing it to be so dealt with;
is guilty of felony:
provided that nothing in this section shall extend to any one who gets or takes possession of any child, claiming in good faith a right to the possession of the child.
A. 213. • B. 222. C..363.
24 & 25 V.
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A. 217. B. 224. C. 324, 364.
CHAPTER XIX.-OFFENCES BY NEGLECT, BY Parents, MASTERS, &C.
198.-Neglect by Persons in Charge of others.
Any person who, without lawful excuse neglects the duty specified in section 147 of this Code, so that the life of the person under his charge is or is likely to be endangered, or his health is, or is likely to be seriously injured, is guilty of a felony.
199.-Neglect by the Head of a Family.
Any person who, without lawful exeuse, neglects the duty specified in article 148 of this Code, is liable to one year's CF. 57 & 58 imprisonment, and is also guilty of a simple offence; and if by reason of such neglect the life of any child under the age of sixteen years is, or is likely to be, endangered, or the health of such child is, or is likely to he, seriously injured, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanour.
V. c. 41.
A. 218. B. 225.
C. 325.
200.-Neglect by a Master,
Any person who, without lawful excuse, neglects the duty specified in section 149 of this Cole, so that the life of such servant or apprentice is, or is likely to be endangered, or his c. 100, s. 26. health seriously injured, is guilty of a misdemeanour ;
he is also guilty of a simple offence.
24 & 25 V.
A. 219. B. 226.
C. 32ti.
24 & 25 V.
201.-Abandoning a Child under two.
Any person who abandons or exposes a child under the age of two years, or who being lawfully bound to take charge of any such child, leaves it abandoned or exposed, whereby its
c. 100, s. 27. life is, or is likely to be endangered, or its health is, or is likely
to be, seriously injured, is guilty of felony.