Section 99 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Buying child
for purposes of
prostitution,
etc.

99. Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any child with intent that
    such child shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit
    intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be
    likely that such child will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be
    punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than
    seven years but which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine.
    Explanation 1.—Any prostitute or any person keeping or managing a brothel, who
    buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of a female under the age of eighteen years
    shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have obtained possession of such female
    with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution.
    Explanation 2.—“Illicit intercourse” has the same meaning as in section 98.