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Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section number
342
Section reader
Indian Penal Code, 1860
342. Punishment for wrongful confinement
Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.