Section 138: Abduction

Corresponding IPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

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1. 1. Which of the following statements about 'abduction' as defined in Section 138 BNS is correct?

   A.It requires that the person be conveyed beyond the limits of IndiaB.It requires compulsion by force, or inducement by deceitful means, to go from any place, whatever the person's ageC.It can be committed only in respect of a child or a person of unsound mindD.It is complete only when the person is taken out of the keeping of a lawful guardian
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