Legal Provisions of Section 360 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Kidnapping from India:
This section defines the offence of kidnapping from India. It says that whoever conveys any person beyond the limits of India without the consent of that person or of some person who is authorised to consent on his behalf, is said to kidnap that person, from India. This offence is committed when, according to the section a person is conveyed beyond the limits of India without consent of the victim or without the consent of someone who is authorised to give consent on his behalf. No age of the victim has been mentioned by the section.
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Therefore, under this section the age of the victim is immaterial. In other words, the offence of kidnapping from India can be committed against a person of any age. The consent may be express or implied, and it has the same meaning as given in section 90 of the Code.