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For the purposes of Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (kidnapping or maiming a child for…

Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 363A IPC, which defined "minor" as a male under sixteen or a female under eighteen) uses the term "child",…

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For the purposes of Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging), 'child' means:

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Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 363A IPC, which defined "minor" as a male under sixteen or a female under eighteen) uses the term "child", which section 2(3) defines as any person below the age of eighteen years, whatever the sex. So "A person under 18 years of age" is correct. The options limited to females or males under 18 are incomplete, and 21 years is not used.

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