Multiple choice

Principle: Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the offence of adultery, and shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both. In such case, the wife shall not be punishable as an abettor.”

Fact: Families of A and B go out on a vacation to Paris. One day, the husbands decide to swap their wives for a day. Having consummated this arrangement, the husbands would

  1. be guilty of adultery

  2. not always plan a vacation together for future

  3. not be guilty of adultery

  4. be guilty of annoying their wives
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Explanation

Option 1: No, since, each wife’s husband had the consent of other wife’s husband. So, connivance or consent was involved in the swapping arrangement. Hence, it is not a case of adultery. 

Option2: This option is irrelevant. 

Option 3: Yes, since, each wife’s husband had the consent of other wife’s husband. So, connivance or consent was involved in the swapping arrangement. Hence, it is not a case of adultery.

Option 4: It is not known whether their wives consented under pressure or were forced to consent. Hence, husbands may or may not be guilty of annoying their wives.

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