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BNS Chapter VISection 138

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Abduction

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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Chapter VI

Of Offences Affecting The Human Body

In this chapter

100Culpable homicide
101Murder
102Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
103Punishment for murder

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104

Punishment for murder by life-convict

105Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

106Causing death by negligence

107Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind

108Abetment of suicide

109Attempt to murder

110Attempt to commit culpable homicide

111Organised crime

112Petty organised crime

113Terrorist act

115Voluntarily causing hurt

116Grievous hurt

117Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

118Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

119Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act

120Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property

121Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty

122Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation

123Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence

124Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc

125Act endangering life or personal safety of others

126Wrongful restraint

127Wrongful confinement

129Criminal force

131Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation

132Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

133Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonor person, otherwise than on grave provocation

134Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person

135Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person

136Assault or criminal force on grave provocation

139Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging

140Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom etc

141Importation of girl or boy from foreign country

142Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person

143Trafficking of person

144Exploitation of a trafficked person

145Habitual dealing in slaves

146Unlawful compulsory labour