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186 Abduction
[Section 186 Substituted by No. 71 of 1987, s. 19 ]
(1) Any person who, by force, takes away or detains another person against that person's will with intent that the other person be married to, or have sexual intercourse with, any person, is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Forcible abduction.
(2) Any person who takes away or detains another person against that other person's will with intent that the other person be married to, or have sexual intercourse with, any person, is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Abduction.