(1) Where a child, who has not completed his sixteenth year, is kidnapped, without the use of violence or threat, by a mother or father who have lost their parental rights, or by (up to and including) a third degree blood relative while the child is legally under the care or custody of a natural parent or guardian, the offender shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of three months to one year.

(2) The penalty to be imposed shall be increased by one fold where this offence is committed by using violence or threat, or involves a child not having yet completed his twelfth year.

(3) (Addition: 6/12/2006 - By Article 10 of the Law no. 5560) Any person who keeps a child (who has run away from home without informing, or obtaining the consent of, his legal guardian) without notifying the parents or competent authorities, notwithstanding the consent of the child, shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of three months to one year, upon complaint.