Section 373 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with buying minor for purposes of Prostitution, etc. Under the new law this is Section 99 of the BNS.
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Section 373 IPC - Buying minor for purposes of Prostitution, etc
Section 373 IPC is now
Section 99 of the BNS
- the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
- Act
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Section
- 373 - Buying minor for purposes of Prostitution, etc
- New provision
- Section 99 BNS
IPC → BNS: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Section 99 BNS | Modified | Minimum mandatory punishment is introduced as seven years, and the upper limit of imprisonment is extended up to fourteen years in BNS, in place of ten years in IPC. Words “any person under the age of eighteen years” are replaced by the word "child'. |
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