law: The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 No, 13 of 2013
  Substitution of new sections 370 and
  
  370A for section 370.
  8.For section 370 of the Penal
  
  Code, the following sections shall be substituted, namely:-
  Trafficking of person.
  '370.
  1.      Whoever,
  
  for the purpose of exploitation, (a) recruits, (b) transports, (c) harbours,
  
  (d) transfers, or (e) receives, a person or persons, by-
  First.-- using threats, or
  Secondly.- using force, or any other form
  
  of coercion, or
  Thirdly.- by abduction, or
  Fourthly.- by practising fraud, or
  
  deception, or
  Fifthly.- by abuse of power, or
  Sixthly.- by inducement, including the
  
  giving or receiving of payments or benefits, in order to achieve the consent of
  
  any person having control over the person recruited, transported, harboured,
  
  transferred or received, commits the offence of trafficking.
  Explanation I- The expression
  
  "exploitation" shall include any act of physical exploitation or any
  
  form of sexual exploitation, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude,
  
  or the forced removal of organs.
  Explanation 2.- The consent of the victim is
  
  immaterial in determination of the offence of trafficking.
  1.     
  
   
  2.      Whoever
  
  commits the offence of trafficking shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment
  
  for a term which shall not be less than seven years, but which may extend to
  
  ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
  3.      Where the
  
  offence involves the trafficking of more than one person, it shall be
  
  punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than
  
  ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be
  
  liable to fine.
  4.      Where the
  
  offence involves the trafficking of a minor, it shall be punishable with
  
  rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years, but
  
  which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
  5.      Where the
  
  offence involves the trafficking of more than one minor, it shall be punishable
  
  with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than fourteen
  
  years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable
  
  to fine.
  6.      If a
  
  person is convicted of the offence of trafficking of minor on more than one
  
  occasion, then such person shall be punished with imprisonment for life, which
  
  shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, and
  
  shall also be liable to fine.
  7.      When a
  
  public servant or a police officer is involved in the trafficking of any person
  
  then, such public servant or police officer shall be punished with imprisonment
  
  for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's
  
  natural life, and shall also be liable to fine.
  Exploitation of a trafficked person.
  370A.
  1.      Whoever,
  
  knowingly or having reason to believe that a minor has been trafficked, engages
  
  such minor for sexual exploitation in any manner, shall be punished with
  
  rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years, but
  
  which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
  2.      Whoever,
  
  knowingly by or having reason to believe that a person has been trafficked,
  
  engages such person for sexual exploitation in any manner, shall be punished
  
  With rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years,
  
  but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.'.