Whoever wrongfully confines any person for ten days, or more, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
CHAPTER XVI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY · Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
Section 344: Wrongful confinement for ten 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The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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
| 344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days. | BNS 127(4) |