Compounding of offences

(1) The offences punishable under the sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 specified in the first two columns of the Table next following may be compounded by the persons mentioned in the third column of that Table:-

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Offence Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 applicable Person by whom offence may be compounded

Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.