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Section 340 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
340. Wrongful confinement
Whoever wrongfully restrains any person in such a manner as to prevent that person from proceedings beyond certain circumscribing limits, is said "wrongfully to confine" that person.
Illustrations
(a) A causes Z to go within a walled space, and locks Z in. A is thus prevented from proceeding in any direction beyond the circumscribing line of wall. A wrongfully confines Z.
(b) A places men with firearms at the outlets of a building, and tells Z that they will fire at Z if Z attempts to leave the building. A wrongfully confines Z.
Related Sections
- Section 117: Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons
- Section 428: Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees.
- Section 481: Using a false property mark
- Section 393: Attempt to commit robbery
- Section 199: False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
Related Acts
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- Rashtriya Raksha University Act, 2020
- Indian Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2016
- Repealing and Amending Act, 2017
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
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