Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 366 in BNS
§ 366 IPC→§ 87 BNS
Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage. Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage) corresponds to Section 87 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.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 363 | Punishment for kidnapping | 137(2) |
| 364 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder | 140(1) |
| 364A | Kidnapping for ransom | 140(2) |
| 366A | Procuration of minor girl | 96 |
| 366B | Importation of girl from foreign country | 141 |
| 370 | Trafficking of person | 143 |
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