In the present case, alleged abductee (17 years old at the time she left her parental home) had clearly stated that she was neither taken away nor induced and that she had left her home of her own free will. Hence, held, ingredients of S 363 not made out. Kidnapping, held, would necessarily involve enticing or taking away any minor under 18 yrs of age, if a female, for offence under S. 363 IPC to be made out.
[Mafat Lal v. State of Rajasthan, (2022) 6 SCC 589]