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A' meets a girl aged fifteen years in a park. She tells him that she is sixteen years of age and she is ill-treated at her house by her father and that she would be happy to be taken away from there. Thereafter 'A' takes the girl to his house and allows her to remain there. In this case

A. A' has committed no offence as the girl has come with him with her own consent

B. A' has committed no offence as the girl misrepresented her age and 'A' beiieved her matured and capable of consenting

C. A' has committed the offence of kidnapping of minor from the lawful guardian

D. A' has committed the offence of kidnapping and wrongful confinement

Answer: Option C


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