Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 138

BNS 138: earlier IPC 362

Section 138 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 362 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 138 deals with abduction. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 138 was IPC 362.

Abduction.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVI
s. 362
Abduction
Whoever by force compels, or by any deceitful means induces, any person to go from any place, is said to abduct that person.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. VI
s. 138
Abduction.
Whoever by force compels, or by any deceitful means induces, any person to go from any place, is said to abduct that person.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsIPC 362 · Abduction
BNS 137 · Kidnapping.BNS 139 · Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging.

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