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X takes a girl out of the custody of her lawful guardians. Which of the following is a complete defense…

Once a child under 18 is shown to have been taken out of lawful guardianship without consent, neither the accused's belief that the girl looked older, her maturity, nor her…

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X takes a girl out of the custody of her lawful guardians. Which of the following is a complete defense if X is charged under Section 137 of the BNS for kidnapping on the ground that the girl was below the age of eighteen years when taken away:

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Once a child under 18 is shown to have been taken out of lawful guardianship without consent, neither the accused's belief that the girl looked older, her maturity, nor her ill-treatment by guardians affords a defence under BNS s.137.

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