A person who kidnaps another person through the use of force or enticement, for the purpose of causing the kidnapped person's relatives or any other person who would be concerned about the kidnapped person's safety to grant any property, taking advantage of such situation, is punished by imprisonment for life or for a definite term of 3 years or more.
近親者その他略取され又は誘拐された者の安否を憂慮する者の憂慮に乗じてその財物を交付させる目的で、人を略取し、又は誘拐した者は、無期又は三年以上の拘禁刑に処する。
The same applies to a person, who having kidnapped another person through the use of force or enticement, causes or demands the kidnapped person's relatives or any other person who would be concerned about the kidnapped person's safety to grant any property, taking advantage of such situation.
人を略取し又は誘拐した者が近親者その他略取され又は誘拐された者の安否を憂慮する者の憂慮に乗じて、その財物を交付させ、又はこれを要求する行為をしたときも、前項と同様とする。