Abduction and Kidnapping

Question 1

Section 209 CA Kidnapping?

Answer 1

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who unlawfully takes away or detains any person without his or her consent or with his or her consent obtained by fraud or duress ,-

(1) With intent to hold him or her to ransom or to
service, or

(2)with intent to cause him or her to be confined or
imprisoned , or

(3) with intent to cause him or her to be sent or
taken out of New Zealand.

Question 2

Section 210 CA Abduction of young person under 16?

Answer 2

(1) every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, with intent to deprive a parent or a guardian or other person having the lawful care or charge of a young person of the possession of the young person, unlawfully takes away or entices away or detains the young person.
(2) every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who receives a young person, knowing that he or she has been unlawfully take or enticed away or detained with intent to deprive a parent or guardian or other person having the lawful care or charge of him or her of the possession of him or her.
(3) for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2),-
(a) it is immaterial whether the young person consents, or is taken or goes or is received at his or her own suggestion, and
(b) it us immaterial whether the offender believes the young person to be of or over the age of 16.
(4) in the section young person means a person under the age of 16 years.

Question 3

Section 210A CA People claiming in good faith right to possession of young person under 16?

Answer 3

A person who claims in good faith a right to the possession of a young person under the age of 16 years cannot be convicted of an offence against section 209 or 210 because he or she gets possession of the young person.

Question 4

Section 208 CA Abduction?

Answer 4

Everyone is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who unlawfully takes away or detains a person without his or her consent or with or her consent obtained by fraud or duress,-

(a) with intent to marry him or her , or
(b) with intent to has a sexual connection with him
or her
(c) with intent to cause him or her to be married to
or have a sexual connection with some other
person.