Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
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Summary
Kidnapping or abduction done with the intent to secretly and wrongfully confine a person is an offence. When someone takes or abducts a person aiming to keep them hidden and confined, they face imprisonment of up to seven years and may also be fined.
Example
Priya’s neighbour locks her in a storeroom intending to keep her hidden from others. The neighbour can be charged with kidnapping or abduction under this provision and may be sentenced to up to seven years’ imprisonment and a fine.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever kidnaps or abducts any person with intent to cause that person to be secretly and wrongfully confined, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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