BNS141
BNS Section 141: Importation of girl or boy from foreign country
Ch VI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Gazette p.58
Punishment shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS141. Importation of girl or boy from foreign country.— Whoever imports into India from any country outside India any girl under the age of twenty-one years or any boy under the age of eighteen years with intent that girl or boy may be, or knowing it to be likely that girl or boy will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine.
Cite as: Section 141, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)