IPC Section 346

Indian Penal Code

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S. 346

Wrongful confinement in secret

Description

Whoever wrongfully confines any person in such manner as to indicate an intention that the confinement of such person may not be known to any person interested in the person so confined, or to any public servant, or that the place of such confinement may not be known to or discovered by any such person or public servant as hereinbefore mentioned, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for such wrongful confinement.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Wrongful confinement in secret

2 Years in addition to imprisonment under any other section

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Cognizable

Bailable

Magistrate First Class

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
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