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Under Section 137(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (kidnapping from lawful guardianship), the…

Section 137(1)(b) BNS (formerly IPC s.361) requires only that the child be taken or enticed out of the lawful guardian's keeping without the guardian's consent; the means…

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Under Section 137(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (kidnapping from lawful guardianship), the 'taking' of a child out of the keeping of the lawful guardian:

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Section 137(1)(b) BNS (formerly IPC s.361) requires only that the child be taken or enticed out of the lawful guardian's keeping without the guardian's consent; the means are immaterial. Force or deceitful means are ingredients of abduction under s.138, and conveying beyond India is kidnapping from India under s.137(1)(a).

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