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Kidnapping
Cap. 101, s. 75 · Revised Edition 2020
Every person who–
(a) takes another person without his consent or from the control of a parent or guardian; or
(b) unlawfully holds a person captive and takes him out of the jurisdiction of the courts without his consent or detains a person against his will,
by the use of force, threat of force or deception without a lawful excuse, is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life.
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