Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 363 in BNS
Punishment for kidnapping. Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Punishment for kidnapping) corresponds to Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 8 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Kidnapping from lawful guardianship applies to a minor under the age of:
Answer & explanation
Eighteen years for females and sixteen years for males
BNS Section 137 corresponds to IPC Section 361. Consent of the minor is immaterial; what matters is the consent of the lawful guardian.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 360 | Kidnapping from India | 136 |
| 361 | Kidnapping from lawful guardianship | 137(1) |
| 362 | Abduction | 138 |
| 364 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder | 140(1) |
| 364A | Kidnapping for ransom | 140(2) |
| 366 | Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage | 87 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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