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Apply the law as of 6 November 2026. For kidnapping a child from lawful guardianship under section…

Section 137(1)(b) uses child for kidnapping from lawful guardianship. Section 2(3) defines a child as any person below eighteen. The former IPC section 361…

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Apply the law as of 6 November 2026. For kidnapping a child from lawful guardianship under section 137(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what is the relevant age threshold?

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Section 137(1)(b) uses child for kidnapping from lawful guardianship. Section 2(3) defines a child as any person below eighteen. The former IPC section 361 male-below-sixteen/female-below-eighteen distinction no longer governs this child threshold.

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Option A

Sixteen is not the current threshold for all children.

Option B

Section 2(3) defines child as any person below eighteen.

Option C

This is the old IPC lawful-guardianship minor-age distinction.

Option D

Twenty-one is not the BNS male-child threshold.

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