Section 143. Trafficking of person
(1)
Whoever, for the purpose of exploitation recruits, transports,
harbours, transfers, or receives a person or persons, by—
harbours, transfers, or receives a person or persons, by—
(a)using threats; or
(b)using force, or any other form of coercion; or
(c)by abduction; or
(d)by practising fraud, or deception; or
(e)by abuse of power; or
(f)by inducement, including the giving or receiving of payments or benefits, in order to achieve
the consent of any person having control over the person recruited, transported, harboured,
transferred or received,
commits the offence of trafficking.
Explanation 1The expression “exploitation” shall include any act of physical exploitation or
any form of sexual exploitation, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, beggary or forced
removal of organs.
Explanation 2The consent of the victim is immaterial in determination of the offence of
trafficking.
(2)
Whoever commits the offence of trafficking shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a
term which shall not be less than seven years, but which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable
to fine.
term which shall not be less than seven years, but which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable
to fine.
(3)
Where the offence involves the trafficking of more than one person, it shall be punishable with
rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
(4)
Where the offence involves the trafficking of a child, it shall be punishable with rigorous
imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment
for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment
for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
(5)
Where the offence involves the trafficking of more than one child, it shall be punishable with
rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than fourteen years, but which may extend to
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than fourteen years, but which may extend to
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
(6)
If a person is convicted of the offence of trafficking of a child on more than one occasion, then
such person shall be punished with imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the
remainder of that person’s natural life, and shall also be liable to fine.
such person shall be punished with imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the
remainder of that person’s natural life, and shall also be liable to fine.
(7)
When a public servant or a police officer is involved in the trafficking of any person then, such
public servant or police officer shall be punished with imprisonment for life, which shall mean
imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, and shall also be liable to fine.
public servant or police officer shall be punished with imprisonment for life, which shall mean
imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, and shall also be liable to fine.