Under Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, importing a girl into India from any country…
21 years is the correct option because Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 366-B of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860) provides…
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Under Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, importing a girl into India from any country outside India with the intent that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person is punishable with imprisonment up to 10 years and fine if the girl is under the age of:
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21 years is the correct option because Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 366-B of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860) provides that whoever imports into India from any country outside India any girl under the age of twenty-one years (or any boy under the age of eighteen years) with intent that such girl or boy may be, or knowing it to be likely that such girl or boy will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine.
14 years is incorrect because the statutory age threshold for a girl under Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is under twenty-one years, not fourteen years.
18 years is incorrect because for a female victim under Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the statutory age threshold is under twenty-one years (whereas eighteen years is the threshold added in Section 141 for importing a boy from outside India).
19 years is incorrect because the statute fixes the age limit for a girl at under twenty-one years rather than nineteen years.
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Option A
14 years is incorrect because the statutory age threshold for a girl under Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is under twenty-one years, not fourteen years.
Option B
18 years is incorrect because for a female victim under Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the statutory age threshold is under twenty-one years (whereas eighteen years is the threshold added in Section 141 for importing a boy from outside India).
Option C
19 years is incorrect because the statute fixes the age limit for a girl at under twenty-one years rather than nineteen years.
Option D
21 years is the correct option because Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 366-B of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860) provides that whoever imports into India from any country outside India any girl under the age of twenty-one years (or any boy under the age of eighteen years) with intent that such girl or boy may be, or knowing it to be likely that such girl or boy will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine.
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