Power to compel restoration of abducted females.
What this section does
On a sworn complaint of abduction or unlawful detention of a woman or female child for an unlawful purpose, a District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or first-class Magistrate may order the immediate restoration of such woman to her liberty or such female child to her parent/guardian, and may use force to compel compliance.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- District Magistrate · Sub-divisional Magistrate · Magistrate of the first class · Complainant
- Time limit
- None specified; order is for 'immediate' restoration
Derived from CrPC s.97.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 101, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 101 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.