IPC §369 → BNS §97

Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checkedconsolidation context(observed)
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Old law
IPC §369
Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person

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

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

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.

What changedAI-inferred

IPC 369 preserved character-identically as BNS 97.

Old position

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

New position

The successor provision is BNS 97 (Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person). Relationship: substantively_same. See the change-note for the operative delta.

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNS 97 (Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person) preserves the framework of IPC 369. BNS 97 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNS 97 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.

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 369 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 97 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 97. The relationship is classified as substantively_same. See the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IPC §369 → BNS §97 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/ipc/369.

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