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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the age of a minor for kidnapping from lawful guardianship…

Section 137(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers taking or enticing any child, or any person of unsound mind, out of the keeping of the lawful guardian without…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the age of a minor for kidnapping from lawful guardianship should be:

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Section 137(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers taking or enticing any child, or any person of unsound mind, out of the keeping of the lawful guardian without the guardian’s consent. Under section 2(3), a child means any person below the age of eighteen years, irrespective of sex. The former section 361 IPC used sex-specific ages (under sixteen for a male and under eighteen for a female), which the BNS has replaced with a uniform under-eighteen rule. Kidnapping from India under section 137(1)(a) is a different form and is not confined to minors.

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