Kidnapping or inducing woman to compel marriage, Procuration of minor girl and importation of minor girl from foreign country and punishments for all these crimes under Indian Penal Code is defined under Section 366, 366A and 366B of Indian Penal Code 1860. Provisions under these sections are:
Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be
compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry
any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced
to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced
or seduced to illicit intercourse, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also
be liable to fine; 1 [and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation as
defined in this Code or of abuse of authority or any other method of
compulsion, induces any woman to go from any place with intent that she may
be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to
illicit intercourse with another person shall also be punishable as
aforesaid].
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1. Added by Act 20 of 1923, s. 2.
1[Whoever, by any means whatsoever, induces any minor girl under the age of eighteen years to go from any place or to do any act with intent that such girl may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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1. Ins. by s. 3, ibid.
Whoever imports into 1 [India] from any country outside India 2 [or from the State of Jammu and Kashmir] any girl under the age of twenty-one years with intent that she may be, or knowing it to be likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person, 3 *** shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years and shall shall also be liable to fine.]
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1. The words "British India" have successively been subs. by the A. O. 1948, the A. O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
2. Ins. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch.
3. Certain words omitted by s. 3 and the Sch., ibid.