Kidnapping and Abduction: Under Indian Penal Code
Kidnapping literally means ‘child stealing’. For the understanding of laymen, it is defined as compelling/taking or enticing someone from the lawful custody from his/her guardian is said to commit the offence of kidnapping.Section 359 of IPC, provides that, Kidnapping is of two kinds; (i) Kidnapping From India and (ii) Kidnapping from Lawful Guardianship[1].But sometimes in certain cases, two forms of kidnapping overlap each other like a minor kidnapped from India may well at the same time be kidnapped from his lawful guardianship.