364. 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, shall be punished with death or imprisonment for a term which may extend to *thirty years and shall, if he is not sentenced to death, also be liable to whipping.

ILLUSTRATIONS

(a) A kidnaps Z from Malaysia intending or knowing it to be likely that Z may be sacrificed to an idol. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

(b) A forcibly carries or entices B away from his home in order that B may be murdered. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

*NOTE–Previously “twenty years”–see section 7 of the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2003 [Act A1210].