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B.N.S. 2023

Section 87, B.N.S.

In force from 1 July 2024

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B.N.S.

Kidnapping and Abduction

These notes cover kidnapping and abduction under the B.N.S.: the definition of abduction (Section 138), the two kinds of kidnapping (Section 137), the meaning of consent (Section 28), lawful guardianship, punishment (Sections 137(2), 87 and 140), two Supreme Court cases, and the differences between…

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Practice MCQs

2 practice questions test this section.

  1. 1 In Gurcharan Singh v. State of Haryana, the appellant argued that any kidnapping or abduction was complete when two women first lured the girl away, so it could not be charged to him. How did the Supreme Court deal with...
  2. 2 In Tarkeshwar Sahu v. State of Bihar (now Jharkhand), the accused forcibly carried a 12-year-old girl into his shop and was caught within moments. The lower courts had convicted him of attempt to rape. What did the Supre...
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Official text

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