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 XVI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY · Of Kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour
Section 369: Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
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
| 369. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person. | BNS 97 |
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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