IPC Section 369 — Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person

Summary

Whoever takes away or forces a child under ten years old to go somewhere, with the intent to steal any movable item from that child’s body, can be imprisoned for up to seven years and also fined.

Official Text

Whoever kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of ten years with the intention of taking dishonestly any movable property from the person of such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Related Judgments

• S.C.R. SHAIK AHMED v. STATE OF TELANGANA — Supreme Court of India (2021)
• NEERAJ SHARMA v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• S.C.R. RAVI DHINGRA v. THE STATE OF HARYANA — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• VICKY v. UNION OF INDIA 841 — Supreme Court of India (2015)
• TARAKESHWAR SAHU v. STA TEOF BIHAR — Supreme Court of India (S)
• SOMU v. THE STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• STATE OF A.P v. K. PUNARDANA RAO . SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 — Supreme Court of India (S)
• S.C.R. KAVITA CHANDRAKANT LAKHANI v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2018)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §97 — Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person