BNS Chapter VISection 138

Section138

Abduction

Whoever by force compels, or by any deceitful means induces, any person to go from any place, is said to abduct that person.

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Chapter VI

Of Offences Affecting The Human Body

In this chapter

100Culpable homicide
101Murder
102Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
103Punishment for murder
104Punishment for murder by life-convict
105Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
106Causing death by negligence
107Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind
108Abetment of suicide
109Attempt to murder
110Attempt to commit culpable homicide
111Organised crime
112Petty organised crime
113Terrorist act
114Hurt
115Voluntarily causing hurt
116Grievous hurt
117Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
118Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
119Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act
120Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
121Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
122Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation
123Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
124Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc
125Act endangering life or personal safety of others
126Wrongful restraint
127Wrongful confinement
128Force
129Criminal force
130Assault
131Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
132Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
133Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonor person, otherwise than on grave provocation
134Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
135Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
136Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
137Kidnapping
138Abduction
139Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging
140Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom etc
141Importation of girl or boy from foreign country
142Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
143Trafficking of person
144Exploitation of a trafficked person
145Habitual dealing in slaves
146Unlawful compulsory labour

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