Section 138 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
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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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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