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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, to constitute the offence of Kidnapping from lawful…

BNS s.137(1)(b) prescribes an age limit only for a 'child'; for a person of unsound mind no age limit is fixed, so any such person taken out of lawful guardianship is…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, to constitute the offence of Kidnapping from lawful guardianship, in respect of the person of unsound mind, the outer age limit is

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BNS s.137(1)(b) prescribes an age limit only for a 'child'; for a person of unsound mind no age limit is fixed, so any such person taken out of lawful guardianship is covered regardless of age.

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