Section 145 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Habitual dealing in slaves”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
145. Habitual dealing in slaves.—Whoever habitually imports, exports, removes, buys, sells, traffics or deals in slaves, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. ¶
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