Section 370 IPC — Buying or disposing of any person as a slave

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 147

370. Buying or disposing of any person as a slave.--Whoever imports, exports, removes, buys, sells or disposes of any person as a slave, or accepts, receives or detains against his will any person as a slave, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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