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Apply the law as of 8 November 2026. For kidnapping a child from lawful guardianship under the…

Section 137(1)(b) refers to taking or enticing a child out of the lawful guardian’s keeping without the guardian’s consent. For this purpose, section 2(3) defines a child as…

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Apply the law as of 8 November 2026. For kidnapping a child from lawful guardianship under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which age threshold applies?

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Section 137(1)(b) refers to taking or enticing a child out of the lawful guardian’s keeping without the guardian’s consent. For this purpose, section 2(3) defines a child as any person below eighteen.

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Option A

The definition in section 2(3) sets a higher threshold of eighteen.

Option B

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

Option C

These different thresholds belonged to former IPC section 361.

Option D

The statutory child threshold is below eighteen, not twenty-one.

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