Saturday 3 October 2015

Buying a child is offence under 373 IPC

A person bought a 40 days boy child for Rs 70,000/- under which section of IPC the case can be filed?


Buying of a child for any purpose including sexual exploitation, abuse, assault and for domestic servitude etc can be booked under Sec 373 of Indian Penal Code.

Buying minor for purpose of prostitution, etc

Whoever buys,  hire, or otherwise obtained possession of any  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, of 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 be liable to fine.

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