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BNS Section 138: Abduction

Section 138 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with abduction. It replaces IPC 362 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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Text of BNS Section 138

138. 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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