BNS §99
Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
Comparison
373. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.—Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any 2[person under the age of eighteen years with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be] employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. 3[Explanation I.—Any prostitute or any person keeping or managing a brothel, who buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of a female under the age of eighteen years shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have obtained possession of such female with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution. Explanation II.—“Illicit intercourse” has the same meaning as in section 372.]
Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any child with intent that such child shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such child will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 373 preserved character-identically as BNS 99 with cross-chapter relocation.
Old position
IPC Section 373 is concerned with Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
New position
The successor provision is BNS 99 (Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.). Relationship: substantively_same. See the change-note for the operative delta.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 99 (Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.) preserves the framework of IPC 373. BNS 99 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 99 text: Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any child with intent that such child shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such child will at any age be employed or...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 373 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 99 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 99. The relationship is classified as substantively_same. See the change-note above for the textual delta.
Cite this page
Newlaws.in, IPC §373 → BNS §99 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/bns/99.
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