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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 361

KIDNAPPING FROM LAWFUL GUARDIANSHIP Whoever takes or entices any minor under sixteen years of age if a male, or under

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 361 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - KIDNAPPING FROM LAWFUL GUARDIANSHIP Whoever takes or entices any minor under sixteen years of age if a male, or under. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 361: KIDNAPPING FROM LAWFUL GUARDIANSHIP Whoever takes or entices any minor under sixteen years of age if a male, or under eighteen years of age if a female, or any person of unsound mind, out of the keeping of the lawful guardian of such minor or person of unsound mind, without the consent of such guardian, is said to kidnap such minor or person from lawful guardianship. Explanation: The words "lawful guardian" in this section include any person lawfully entrusted with the care or custody of such minor or other person. Exception: This section does not extend to that act of any person who in good faith believes himself to be the father of an illegitimate child, or who in good faith believes himself to be entitled to the lawful custody of such child, unless such act is committed for an immoral or unlawful purpose.

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Section Section 361 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (KIDNAPPING FROM LAWFUL GUARDIANSHIP Whoever takes or entices any minor under sixteen years of age if a male, or under) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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