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KIDNAPPING ANDABDUCTION UNDERPENAL CODE

by

Dr. Aspalella A. Rahman

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INTRODUCTIONOfences ha afec a pers!n"s #ree$!m !#

m!%emen &ncl'$e(

&. )r!n*#'l resra&n+&&.)r!n*#'l c!n,nemen+

&&&.K&$napp&n* an$ ab$'c&!n+ an$

&%.-!sa*e a/&n*

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)r!n*#'l resra&ns23h!e%er %!l'nar&ly !bsr'cs any

pers!n #r!m pr!cee$&n* &n any $&rec&!n &n3h&ch ha pers!n has a r&*h ! pr!cee$ &ssa&$ 3r!n*#'lly ! resra&n ha pers!n.

s41 p'n&shmen #!r 3r!n*#'l resra&n

&.e. &mpr&s!nmen 'p ! !ne m!nh OR ma5 ,ne

R61777 OR b!h.

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)r!n*#'l C!n,nemens47 3h!e%er 3r!n*#'lly resra&ns any

pers!n &n s'ch a manner as ! pre%en hapers!n #r!m pr!cee$&n* bey!n$ cera&nc&rc'mscr&b&n* l&m&s8 &s sa&$ ! 3r!n*#'llyc!n,ne ha pers!n.

s40 p'n&shmen #!r 3r!n*#'l c!n,nemen

  &.e. &mpr&s!nmen 'p ! !ne year8 OR ,nema5 R60777 OR b!h.

9ee PR % Isa b&n :!hn& ;1224< 6L: 01=

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KIDNAPPINGPenal C!$e pr!%&$es 3! #!rms !# /&$napp&n*(

&. s.>7 K&$napp&n* #r!m 6alays&a+ an$

&&.s.>1 K&$napp&n* #r!m la3#'l *'ar$&ansh&p These sec&!ns are n! e5ha's&%e as here

may be cases &n 3h&ch he 3! /&n$s !%erlapeach !her.

s.> P'n&shmen #!r /&$napp&n*

&.e. ma5 ? years &mpr&s!nmen AND ,ne.

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KIDNAPPING ACT 1961pr!%&$e #!r he $eec&!n an$ p'n&shmen !#

he !fences !# ab$'c&!n8 3r!n*#'l resra&nan$ 3r!n*#'l c!n,nemen #!r rans!m an$!her relae$ !fences an$ #!r maers&nc&$enal here!.

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K&$nap #r!m 6alays&as>73h!e%er c!n%eys any pers!n bey!n$ he

l&m&s !# 6alays&a 3&h!' he c!nsen !# hapers!n8 !r !# s!me pers!n le*ally a'h!r&se$ !

c!nsen !n behal# !# ha pers!n8 &s sa&$ !/&$nap ha pers!n #r!m 6alays&a.

 The essence !# he !fence &s he c!n%eyance !#he %&c&m bey!n$ he err&!ry !# 6alays&a

3&h!' he %&c&m"s c!nsen !r !# a pers!nle*ally a'h!r&se$ ! c!nsen !n h&s behal#83here a pers!n &s 'nable ! *&%e a %al&$c!nsen.

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C!n"9ee s27 PC c&rc'msances 3hen a c!nsen

can be an &mpr!per c!nsen.

&.e. 3hen he c!nsen &s *&%en 'n$er #ear !rm&sc!ncep&!n an$ c!nsen !# a ch&l$ !rpers!n !# 'ns!'n$ m&n$.

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Case+Peraiswami Kangani [1910]MWN 11 Cr LJ368

 The acc'se$ &n$'ce$ s!me 3!men ! lea%eIn$&a #!r Ceyl!n !n he pr!m&se ha hey 3ere! be marr&e$ ! h&s s!ns. -e a#er arr&%&n* &nCeyl!n8 hey 3ere ma$e ! 3!r/ as lab!'rers

!n h&s ea plana&!ns.-el$( The 3!men 3ere a/en ! Ceyl!n3&h!' he&r c!nsen an$ ha hey 3ere/&n$appe$ #r!m In$&a.

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K&$nap #r!m la3#'l

*'ar$&ansh&ps>1 3h!e%er a/es !r en&ces any m&n!r 'n$er14 years !# a*e &# a male8 !r 'n$er 1> years !#a*e &# a #emale8 !r any pers!n !# 'ns!'n$ m&n$8!' !# he /eep&n* !# he la3#'l *'ar$&an !# s'ch

m&n!r !r pers!n !# 'ns!'n$ m&n$8 3&h!' hec!nsen !# s'ch *'ar$&an8 &s sa&$ ! /&$nap s'chm&n!r !r pers!n #r!m la3#'l *'ar$&ansh&p.

la3#'l *'ar$&an" &ncl'$es any pers!n la3#'llyenr'se$ 3&h he care !r c's!$y !# s'chm&n!r !r !her pers!n.

&.e. n! nee$ #!rmal enr'smen. 6ay &ncl'$ehe m!her a$!pe$ #am&ly.

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E5cep&!n( Th&s sec&!n $!es n! e5en$ ! he ac !# any

pers!n 3h! &n *!!$ #a&h bel&e%es h&msel# !be he #aher !# an &lle*&&mae ch&l$ !r 3h! &n*!!$ #a&h bel&e%es h&msel# ! be en&le$ !he la3#'l c's!$y !# s'ch ch&l$8 'nless s'chac &s c!mm&e$ #!r an &mm!ral !r 'nla3#'lp'rp!se.

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C!n"9>1 &s he !fence !# a/&n* !r en&c&n* !# a

m&n!r !r a menally &ncapac&ae$ pers!n !'!# he /eep&n* !# h&s !r her la3#'l *'ar$&an.

 The essence !# he !fence &s he a/&n* !ren&c&n* !# he %&c&m !' !# he /eep&n* !# hela3#'l *'ar$&an.

I m's be sh!3n ha he acc'se$ !!/ s!meac'al sep8 by pers'as&!n !r !her3&se !ca'se he pers!n ! lea%e h!me.

a/&n*" means a phys&cal a/&n*.

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 :a*an Nah ;1214< AIR10>

A #aher ha$ sen h&s $a'*her ! l&%e 3&han!her marr&e$ $a'*her !# h&s8 3h! hen83&h!' he #aher"s c!nsen8 ha$ her marr&e$! an &nmae !# he h!'se.

-el$( An !fence !# /&$nap ha$ n! beenc!mm&e$ as here 3as n! a/&n* her !' !#

he /eep&n* !# he la3#'l *'ar$&an as she ha$n! le# he h!'se !# he marr&e$ $a'*her83here she 3as l&%&n* 3&h her #aher"sc!nsen.

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C!n"Acc ! Raanlal D&ralal8 &# a m&n!r s'**ess

! he acc'se$ ! *! a3ay 3&h her an$ heacs'se$ !nly a/es he pass&%e par !# y&el$&n*! he s'**es&!n8 & &s n! a/&n*.

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C!n"en&ce" re#ers ! he &$ea !# &n$'cemen by

e5c&&n* h!pe !r $es&res &n he !her.

 The !fence !# /&$napp&n* #r!m la3#'l

*'ar$&an &s c!mplee 3hen he m&n!r !r&ncapac&ae$ pers!n &s a/en !' !# he/eep&n* !# he la3#'l *'ar$&an.

 The $&sance !# he a/&n* &s n! maer&al.

Chha' Ram"s case-el$( a a/&n* !cc'rs e%en &# he acc'se$

a/es a m&n!r 3&h!' he c!nsen !# he*'ar$&an ! a $&sance !# 077 yar$s.

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C!n" The per&!$ !# $een&!n &s als! n! maer&al.

 T&mm&n"s case

 The acc'se$ !!/ a *&rl a3ay n! 3&h a %&e3

! /eep&n* her permanenly a3ay #r!m h!meb' &n !r$er ! *ra&#y h&s pass&!n #!r hree$ays an$ hen8 all!3e$ her ! re'rn h!me.

-el$( G'&ly !# he !fence.

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Neela/an$an % PP ;12@><

6L: 07>A 1@ yrs !l$ *&rl cheae$ her m!her an$ 3en!' 3&h h&s b!y#r&en$ an$ ha$ se5 3&h h&m.

 The parens ha$ n! c!nsene$ ! her ! be!' 3&h he b!y#r&en$. The acc'se$ 3as

c!n%&ce$ 'n$er s> PC an$ he appeale$.-el$( The !fence 3as c!mm&e$ &# he a/&n*

3as 3&h!' he c!nsen !# he la3#'l*'ar$&an. The c!nsen !# he *&rl 3as&mmaer&al an$ & 3as n! necessary ha heacc'se$ sh!'l$ ma/e 'se !# #!rce !r #ra'$.

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C!n"I &s n! a $e#ence ha he acc'se$ $&$ n!

/n!3 !# he %&c&m"s a*e !r ha #r!m heappearance8 he acc'se$ h!'*h ha he%&c&m 3as !# *reaer a*e.

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Ab$'c&!ns>0 3h!e%er by #!rce c!mpels !r by any $ece&#'l

means &n$'ces any pers!n ! *! #r!m any place &ssa&$ ! ab$'c ha pers!n.

by #!rce c!mpel" &n$&cae he ac'al 'se !# cera&nphys&cal #!rce &n c!mpell&n* he %&c&m ! m!%e #r!m

!ne place ! an!her place a*a&ns he %&c&m"s 3&ll. The pr!sec'&!n has ! pr!%e ha he a/&n* a3ay !#

he ch&l$ 3as by c!mp'ls&!n.

by $ece&#'l means &n$'ce" &n$&cae s!me

all'remen !r &n$'cemen $!ne ! lea$ a pers!n !s!me $&rec&!n &n 3h&ch he 3!'l$ n! !her3&se ha%e*!ne b' #!r he all'remen !r &n$'cemen.

 The !fence !# ab$'c&!n &s n! a s'bsan&%e !fenceper se.

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A**ra%ae$ Ofences)here /&$napp&n* !r ab$'c&!n 3&h he #!ll!3&n*

&nen&!n.

1. s>4 /&$napp&n* !r ab$'c&!n &n !r$er ! m'r$er.

P'n&sh 3&h $eah !r ma5 7 yrs &mpr&s!nmen

AND 3h&pp&n*.

0. s>@ /&$napp&n* !r ab$'c&!n 3&h &nensecrely !r 3r!n*#'lly ! c!n,ne a pers!n.

  P'n&sh 3&h ma5 ? yrs &mpr&s!nmen AND ,ne.

Case( P ! W"ng #$ew C$""ng [%008] & AM'1'

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C!n"s>> /&$napp&n* !r ab$'c&!n !# a 3!man !

c!mpel marr&a*e8 &ll&c& &nerc!'rse !r a l&#e !#pr!s&'&!n.

P'n&sh 3&h ma5 17 yrs &mpr&s!nmen AND ,ne.

Case( Wa$a) )in *sman ! P [%00%] ' MLJ &8

-el$( he pr!sec'&!n ha$ ! pr!%e(

1 The A ha$ /&$nappe$ !r ab$'ce$ he 3!man+ an$

0 The /&$napp&n* !r ab$'c&!n 3as $!ne 3&h he&nen&!n ! c!mpel he 3!man ! marry he A.Once he &nen&!n can be pr!%en8 he !fence 3asc!mplee$.

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C!n"

s>? /&$napp&n* !r ab$'c&!n &n !r$er !s'bec a pers!n ! *r&e%!'s h'r8 sla%ery !r'nna'ral l's.

P'n&sh 3&h ma5 17 yrs &mpr&s!nmen AND

,ne.

s>2 /&$napp&n* !r ab$'c&n* a ch&l$ 'n$er17 yrs !l$ 3&h &nen ! seal m!%eablepr!pery #r!m he pers!n !# s'ch ch&l$.

P'n&sh 3&h ma5 ? yrs &mpr&s!nmen AND ,ne.

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