Whoever kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of ten years with the intention of taking dishonestly any movable property from the person of such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CHAPTER V OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD · Of offences against child
Section 97: Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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. Under Section 97 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, kidnapping or abducting a child under a certain age with the intention of dishonestly taking any movable property from the person of the child is punishable. That age is