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X enticed a minor girl G of age 17 years 11 month out of lawful guardianship and kept her with him in a…

X's enticing of G, a child under 18, out of her guardian's keeping is kidnapping under BNS s.137; M merely took the abandoned, already-kidnapped girl to search for her…

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X enticed a minor girl G of age 17 years 11 month out of lawful guardianship and kept her with him in a hotel in another city and later on deserted her. While G was loitering on the streets of that city. M took her with him and to his village to look for her Parents. G was finally recovered from his house by the police

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X's enticing of G, a child under 18, out of her guardian's keeping is kidnapping under BNS s.137; M merely took the abandoned, already-kidnapped girl to search for her parents, showing no intent to remove her from guardianship, so only X is liable.

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