Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the offence of "Exploitation of a trafficked person"…

Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 370A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) deals with the exploitation of a trafficked person: Section 144(1) punishes engaging a trafficked child for sexual exploitation with rigorous imprisonment from five to ten years and fine, and Section 144(2) punishes engaging any trafficked person for sexual exploitation with rigorous imprisonment from three to seven years and fine. Section 141 deals with importation of a girl or boy from a foreign country, Section 142 with wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement a kidnapped or abducted person, and Section 145 with habitual dealing in slaves (while Section 143 defines and punishes trafficking of a person).