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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 234: Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin
- Section 363: Punishment for kidnapping
- Section 456: Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night
- Section 338: Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
- Section 446: House-breaking by night
Related Acts
- Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
- Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017
- Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016
- Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019
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