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The case of S. Varadarajan v. State of Madras relates to the offence now dealt with under which…

In S. Varadarajan v. State of Madras (1965), the Supreme Court held that a girl on the verge of majority who voluntarily left her father's house and joined the accused was…

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The case of S. Varadarajan v. State of Madras relates to the offence now dealt with under which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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In S. Varadarajan v. State of Madras (1965), the Supreme Court held that a girl on the verge of majority who voluntarily left her father's house and joined the accused was not "taken" out of lawful guardianship. It set aside the conviction for kidnapping from lawful guardianship, an offence now defined and punished in section 137 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly sections 361 and 363 IPC).

Section 96 deals with procuration of a child, and section 140(2) with kidnapping or abduction for ransom.

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