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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 146: Unlawful compulsory labour

Chapter VI — Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

146. Whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour against the will of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).