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Section 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].

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1. Added by Act 20 of 1923, s. 2.

 

 
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Related judgement on Section 366. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.

K. Prakash Vs. State of Karnataka, 2021 Latest Caselaw 150 SC Anversinh @ Kiransinh Fatesinh Zala Vs. State of Gujarat, 2021 Latest Caselaw 18 SC ANOKHILAL vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH, 2019 Latest Caselaw 1302 SC Accused 'X' Vs. State of Maharashtra, 2019 Latest Caselaw 382 SC Viran Gyanlal Rajput Vs. State of Maharashtra, 2018 Latest Caselaw 904 SC Kavita Chandrakant Lakhani Vs. State of Maharashtra & ANR. [APRIL 24, 2018], 2018 Latest Caselaw 320 SC Mukesh & ANR. Vs. State for NCT of Delhi & Ors. [May 05, 2017], 2017 Latest Caselaw 416 SC Raja and Others Vs. State of Karnataka [OCTOBER 4, 2016], 2016 Latest Caselaw 728 SC Satish Kumar Jayanti Lal Dabgar Vs. State of Gujarat [March 10, 2015], 2015 Latest Caselaw 176 SC Md. Ali @ Guddu Vs. State of U.P. [March 10, 2015], 2015 Latest Caselaw 171 SC Dharam Deo Yadav Vs. State of U.P. [April 11, 2014], 2014 Latest Caselaw 251 SC State of Rajasthan Vs. Roshan Khan & Ors. [January 15, 2014], 2014 Latest Caselaw 25 SC Deepak Gulati Vs. State of Haryana [May 20, 2013], 2013 Latest Caselaw 396 SC State of Haryana Vs. Basti Ram [April 02, 2013], 2013 Latest Caselaw 245 SC Mohd. Imran Khan Vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi), 2011 Latest Caselaw 743 SC Prem Prakash @ Lillu & Anr. Vs. State of Haryana , 2011 Latest Caselaw 493 SC Krishan Kumar Malik Vs. State of Haryana , 2011 Latest Caselaw 457 SC Md. Mannan @ Abdul Mannan Vs. State of Bihar , 2011 Latest Caselaw 332 SC Alamelu & ANR. VS State represented by Inspector of Police , 2011 Latest Caselaw 61 SC State of U.P. Vs Chhoteylal , 2011 Latest Caselaw 55 SC Vinod Kumar @ Bittu Vs. State of Delhi [2010] INSC 507 (16 July 2010), 2010 Latest Caselaw 499 SC Wahid Khan Vs. State of M.P. [2009] INSC 1766 (1 December 2009), 2009 Latest Caselaw 955 SC Jaswant Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab [2009] INSC 1697 (5 November 2009), 2009 Latest Caselaw 886 SC Arjun Singh Vs. State of H.P. [2009] INSC 225 (6 February 2009), 2009 Latest Caselaw 131 SC Rajoo & Ors. Vs. State of M.P. [2008] INSC 2082 (3 December 2008), 2008 Latest Caselaw 70 SC Shivaji @ Dadya Shankar Alhat Vs. State of Maharashtra [2008] INSC 1511 (5 September 2008), 2008 Latest Caselaw 770 SC State of Maharashtra Vs. Gajanan @ Hemant Janardhan Wankhede [2008] INSC 1071 (9 July 2008), 2008 Latest Caselaw 574 SC Tarkeshwar Sahu Vs. State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand) [2006] Insc 631 (29 September 2006), 2006 Latest Caselaw 631 SC A. Geetha Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr [2006] Insc 560 (4 September 2006), 2006 Latest Caselaw 560 SC Gabbu Vs. State of M.P [2006] Insc 325 (12 May 2006), 2006 Latest Caselaw 325 SC

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