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.
CHAPTER XVI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY · Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
Section 342: Punishment for wrongful confinement
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 342. Punishment for wrongful confinement. | BNS 127(2) |