IPC Section 363A is now BNS Section 139

• IPC 363A (Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging) → BNS 139 Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging

Read the full BNS Section 139 →

Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still charged and tried under the IPC; the BNS applies to offences on or after that date.

Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.