Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)
Section 94 - Definition of child stealing
(1) A person steals another person if the first mentioned person unlawfully takes or detains the other person with intent to deprive the other person of the possession or control to which any person is entitled, or with intent to steal anything on or about the body of, or with intent to cause harm to, that other person.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is not necessary to prove that the person stolen had been taken from the possession, care, or charge of a person, if it is shown that some person, other than the accused person, was entitled to the control or possession of the person stolen.
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