Lawgist373Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any 1 [person under the age of eighteen years with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be] employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
2 [Explanation I.—Any prostitute or any person keeping or managing a brothel, who buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of a female under the age of eighteen years shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have obtained possession of such female with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution.
Explanation II.—"Illicit intercourse" has the same meaning as in section 372.]
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1. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for certain words.
2. Added by s. 4, ibid.
- 359 Kidnapping
- 360 Kidnapping from India
- 361 Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
- 362 Abduction
- 363 Punishment for kidnapping
- 363A Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging
- 364 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
- 364A Kidnapping for ransom, etc
- 365 Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
- 366 Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
- 366A Procuration of minor girl
- 366B Importation of girl from foreign country
- 367 Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc
- 368 Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
- 369 Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
- 370 Trafficking of person
- 370A Exploitation of a trafficked person
- 371 Habitual dealing in slaves
- 372 Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
- 373 Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
- 374 Unlawful compulsory labour
