Section 138 BNS: Abduction

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Section 138 BNS | Abduction Section in BNS

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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Section No.	Section Title
	Of Offences Affecting Life
100	Culpable homicide.
101	Murder.
102	Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.
103	Punishment for murder.
104	Punishment for murder by life-convict.
105	Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
106	Causing death by negligence.
107	Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind.
108	Abetment of suicide.
109	Attempt to murder.
110	Attempt to commit culpable homicide.
111	Organised crime.
112	Petty organised crime.
113	Terrorist act.
	Of Hurt
114	Hurt.
115	Voluntarily causing hurt.
116	Grievous hurt.
117	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
118	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
119	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.
120	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.
121	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.
122	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation.
123	Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence.
124	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
125	Act endangering life or personal safety of others.
	Of Wrongful Restraint And Wrongful Confinement
126	Wrongful restraint.
127	Wrongful confinement.
	Of Criminal Force And Assault
128	Force.
129	Criminal force.
130	Assault.
131	Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.
132	Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.
133	Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.
134	Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.
135	Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person.
136	Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.
	Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery And Forced Labour
137	Kidnapping.
138	Abduction
139	Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging.
140	Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc.
141	Importation of girl or boy from foreign country.
142	Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.
143	Trafficking of person.
144	Exploitation of a trafficked person.
145	Habitual dealing in slaves.
146	Unlawful compulsory labour.