Whoever wrongfully confines any person for three days, or more, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
CHAPTER XVI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY · Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
Section 343: Wrongful confinement for three or more days
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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
| 343. Wrongful confinement for three or more days. | BNS 127(3) |