Sections 359 to 369 of the Indian Penal Code have made kidnapping and abduction punishable with varying degree of severity according to the nature and gravity of the offence. The underlying object of enacting these provisions is to secure the personal liberty of citizens, to give legal protection to children of tender age from being abducted or seduced for improper purposes and to preserve the rights of parents and guardians over their wards for custody and upbringing.
Posted on July 24, 2020, 7:31 p.m.
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