o Bare Acts

o Legal Documents
o How To
o Latest Legal News
o Agreements
o Legal Forms
o Get Legal Opinion from Vakilno1 – Legal Advice
o Contact Us
o Links

 SC: Mere Abduction of Woman does not Establish Offence u/Sec 366 of IPC





 Home
o Legal FAQ
o Legal Articles
o Legal Definitions
o Notices
o Wills – How to
o Judgements
Laws | By VakilNo1

The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1993

 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
[ACT NO. 42 OF 1993]
[22nd May, 1993]

An Act further to amend the Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

Page Contents [hide]
 2. Insertion of new section 364A.
 3. Amendment of section 39.
 4. Amendment of the First Schedule.

2. Insertion of new section 364A.

In the Indian Penal Code, after section 364, the following section shall be inserted, namely :-

“364A. Kidnapping for ransom, etc.- Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person or keeps a person in
detention after such kidnapping or abduction, and threatens to cause death or hurt to such person,
or by his conduct gives rise to a reasonable apprehension that such person may be put to death or
hurt, or causes hurt or death to such person in order to compel the Government or any other person
to do or abstain from doing any act or to pay a ransom, shall be punishable with death, or
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.”

3. Amendment of section 39.

In section 39 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the Criminal
Procedure Code), in sub-section (1), after clause (v), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :-

“(va) Section 364A (that is to say, offence relating to kidnapping for ransom, etc.).”

4. Amendment of the First Schedule.

In the First Schedule to the Criminal Procedure Code, under the heading “I.-OFFENCES UNDER
THE INDIAN PENAL CODE,” after the entries relating to section 364, the following entries shall be
inserted, namely :-

1 2 3 4 5 6
“36 Kidnapping for ransom, Death, or imprisonment for life, and Ditt Ditt Ditto”
A etc. fine o o
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
About the Author

VakilNo1 - Vakilno1 is a group of Law Enthusiasts and Legal Experts in India with a passion to provide
the latest info and articles on Indian Legal System

Related News

Trademark Law in India: Law and Case Laws

All you Need to know about New Trademark Rules,

2017

Counterfeiting in India: Laws and Remedies

Anti-Competitive Agreements under the
Competition Act
Leave a comment
You must be Logged in to post comment.



SUBSCRIBE To VAKILNO1.com Updates

Enter your email address:

Subscribe

Delivered by Vakilno1.com

 Visit us on Google+
  Recent Posts
 SC: No Land Acquisition without Giving Objector Opportunity of Being Heard
 Important Judgments on Reservation in India
 SC: Storing Adulterated Food for Making Food for Sale is Punishable u/Food Adulteration Act
 Supreme Court Questions Centre on Linking of Aadhaar with Mobile No.
 SC: Mere Abduction of Woman does not Establish Offence u/Sec 366 of IPC
 SC Stops Construction in Unauthorized Colonies of Delhi with Immediate Effect
 SC on whether Arbitration Agreement can be Binding on Non-Signatory to the Agreement
 BREAKING- Asaram Awarded Life Imprisonment for Rape
 SC: Only Unmarried Daughter of Coparcener can Claim Partition in Ancestral Property
 SC on Status of Legal Representatives after Death of Statutory Tenant


Laws - Indian Bare Acts - Law in India
Indian Penal Code 1860
The Companies Act, 1956
Income Tax Act, 1961
Negotiable Instruments Act
Constitution of India
Right to Information Act 2005
Civil Procedure Code 1908
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPc)
The Consumer Protection Act, 1986
Complete list of Laws in India


o PRIVACY POLICY
 
o DISCLAIMER
Copyright© Vakilno1.com 2000 -2017