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Section 363A

Section 363A- Kidnapping or Maiming for Begging

Indian Penal Code

Section 363A- Kidnapping or Maiming for Begging

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Introduction

Indian laws prohibit abduction and kidnapping. Section 359 to 374 of Indian
Penal Code, 1860 provides for punishments for these offences.

Kidnapping or Maiming for Begging

Section 363A of Indian Penal Code states that:

  •  Whoever kidnaps a minor or obtains custody of a minor without being the lawful guardian of the minor in order for such minor to be employed or used for the purpose of begging is punishable by imprisonment of either kind for a term that may extend to ten years, and shall also be
    liable to fine.
  • If a person maims a minor so that the minor can be employed in begging, he/she is liable for imprisonment for life and fine. Maim means to permanently damage a part of the body by wounding or injuring it.
  • If a person, not being the minor’s lawful guardian, employs a minor in begging, it will be assumed by the court that such person kidnapped the minor. The person would have the burden of proof to prove that he is innocent.

Section 363 A defines what constitutes begging under this provision. This
means:

  • In a public place, asking for or receiving alms (money given to poor people) for singing, dancing, fortune-telling, performing tricks, selling goods, and so on.
  • Entering a private space to ask for or receive alms.
  •  Exposing any wound, injury, deformity, or disease of oneself, another person, or an animal in order to obtain or extort alms.
  • Using a minor as a prop in order to receive or solicit alms.

Illustration: 
‘X’ took ‘Y’, a 10-year-old boy, from his father without his permission in order to force him to beg on the streets of Mumbai. In this case, when ‘X’ took ‘Y’ away from his father, he completed the kidnapping from lawful guardianship. And because it was done to force him to beg on the streets of Mumbai, ‘X’ is guilty of the offence under Section 363 A of the IPC.


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