Act 9 Penal Code Act CHAPTER XX 2008 OFFENCES INVOLVING INFRINGEMENT OF LIBERTY, DIGNITY, PRIVACY OR REPUTATION Kidnapping and Abduction 269. Kidnapping. (1) Whoever takes or entices any juvenile, or any person of unsound mind, out of the keeping of the lawful guardian of such juvenile, without the consent of such guardian, or conveys any such juvenile or any person of unsound mind beyond the limits of Southern Sudan without the consent of the person legally authorised to consent to such removal, is said to kidnap such juvenile or person of unsound mind. (2) Whoever kidnaps any person under subsection (1), above, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years with a fine or with both. 270. Abduction Defined. Whoever, by force compels or by any deceitful means induces any person to go from any place to another is said to abduct that person. 271. Kidnapping or Abducting in Order to Murder. Whoever, kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be murdered or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being murdered, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years or with a fine or with both. 272. Kidnapping or Abducting with Intent Secretly and Wrongfully to Confine Person. Whoever, kidnaps or abducts any person with intent to cause that person to be secretly and wrongfully confined, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or with a fine or with both. 140