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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically punishes kidnapping or abducting a…

Section 87 applies when a person kidnaps or abducts a woman intending that she be compelled to marry against her will or knowing that this is likely. The question asks for…

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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specifically punishes kidnapping or abducting a woman with intent to compel her to marry against her will?

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Section 87 applies when a person kidnaps or abducts a woman intending that she be compelled to marry against her will or knowing that this is likely. The question asks for the specific offence.

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Option A

Section 96 deals with procuration of a child for illicit intercourse.

Option B

Section 97 concerns kidnapping or abducting a child under ten to steal movable property from the child.

Option C

Section 87 expressly covers kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel marriage against her will.

Option D

Section 137 covers kidnapping generally. The compelled-marriage offence is expressly provided in section 87.

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