Kidnapping and abductionPossibly — unconfirmed

§ 137(2) — kidnapping from India or from lawful guardianshipPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 7 years

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

Good-faith custody exception in § 137; does not apply for immoral / unlawful purpose.

§ 139 — kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of beggingPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

10 years–life

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

Range reported in a Ministry of Home Affairs Lok Sabha reply as reproduced in secondary sources; re-check against BNS text.

§ 140(1) — kidnapping / abduction in order that the person may be murdered or put in danger of being murderedPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years or life

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

§ 140(2) — kidnapping / abduction / detention for ransom or to compel Government / foreign State / international organisation / any personPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

Death or life

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

Threat of death / hurt, or causing hurt / death, to compel an act or payment of ransom.

§ 140(3) — kidnapping / abduction with intent to secretly and wrongfully confinePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 7 years

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

§ 140(4) — kidnapping / abduction to subject the person to grievous hurt, slavery, or unnatural lustPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

§ 141 — importation of a girl / boy from a foreign country for illicit intercoursePossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

Figure reported from secondary summaries; re-check against BNS text.

§ 142 — wrongfully concealing or confining a kidnapped / abducted personPossibly — unconfirmed

Imprisonment

Same as if the concealer had kidnapped / abducted with the same intention / knowledge / purpose

Fine

Fine (amount not stated in section)

Enhancement-style rule: punishment tracks the underlying kidnapping / abduction.