Importation of girl from foreign country
Section 366B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with importation of girl from foreign country. Whoever imports into [India] from any country outside India [or from the State of Jammu and Kashmir] any girl under the age of twenty-one years with intent that she may be, or knowing it to be likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person, * * * * shall be pun The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
Whoever imports into [India] from any country outside India [or from the State of Jammu and Kashmir] any girl under the age of twenty-one years with intent that she may be, or knowing it to be likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person,
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shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.]
Section 366B, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).
Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 141 Importation of girl or boy from foreign country Close, with changes 77%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
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Questions about Section 366B
What does Section 366B of the Indian Penal Code deal with?
Section 366B of the Indian Penal Code is headed "Importation of girl from foreign country". Whoever imports into [India] from any country outside India [or from the State of Jammu and Kashmir] any girl under the age of twenty-one years with intent that she may be, or knowing it to be likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person, * * * * shall be pun
How do I find court cases under Section 366B of the Indian Penal Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IPC 366B, section 366B IPC, section 366B of the Indian Penal Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 366B of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 141 (Importation of girl or boy from foreign country), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 366B of the Indian Penal Code come into force?
Section 366B of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 366B, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.
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