BNS §87
Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
Comparison
366. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.—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].
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; and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation as defined in this Sanhita 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.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 366 preserved character-identically as BNS 87.
Old position
IPC Section 366 is concerned with Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
New position
The successor provision is BNS 87 (Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.). Relationship: substantively_same. See the change-note for the operative delta.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 87 (Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.) preserves the framework of IPC 366. BNS 87 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 87 text: 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 366 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 87 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward in their existing frame.
Frequently asked
BNS 87. The relationship is classified as substantively_same. See the change-note above for the textual delta.
Cite this page
Newlaws.in, IPC §366 → BNS §87 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/bns/87.
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