September 12, 2026

Section 138 – Abduction | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Chapter VI – Of Offences Affecting the Human Body (Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour)

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.