6: Child trafficking and its punishment

Child trafficking and its punishment.– (1) Any person who induces, forces, persuades, entices, compels or coerces any child to leave, or takes such child beyond the territorial boundary of the Punjab for the purpose of defeating and evading the provisions of the Act for child marriage, shall commit the offence of child trafficking, and shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to seven years but shall not be less than five years and with fine which may extend to one million rupees. (2) Any person who recruits, harbours, transports, provides or obtains any child for the purpose of child trafficking shall commit an offence under the Act which shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to five hundred thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2026-05-11

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