Whoever by force compels, or by any deceitful means induces, any person to go from any place, is said to abduct that person.
Central Act · India · Chapter VI — Of Offences Affecting The Human Body
Section 138 BNS Abduction
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Edition: Original enacted Gazette, 25 December 2023; UP Police comparison table supplied in 2024