Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 97 was IPC 369.
Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVI
s. 369
Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
Whoever kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of ten years with the intention of taking dishonestly any movable property from the person of such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 97
Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.
Whoever kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of ten years with the intention of taking dishonestly any movable property from the person of such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Text from India Code