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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what age threshold applies to a child taken or enticed from…

Section 137(1)(b) covers taking or enticing a child out of the keeping of a lawful guardian without the guardian’s consent. Section 2(3) defines a child as a person below…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what age threshold applies to a child taken or enticed from the keeping of a lawful guardian without the guardian’s consent?

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Section 137(1)(b) covers taking or enticing a child out of the keeping of a lawful guardian without the guardian’s consent. Section 2(3) defines a child as a person below eighteen, regardless of sex.

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Option A

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita uses an under-eighteen threshold.

Option B

This is the former sex-specific rule, which the current Sanhita replaced.

Option C

Section 2(3) defines a child as any person below eighteen years of age.

Option D

The current provision does not use an under-twenty-one threshold.

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