IPC Section 347

Indian Penal Code

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IPCChapter XVI

S. 347

Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act

Description

Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person confined, or from any person interested in the person confined, any property or valuable security or of constraining the person confined or any person interested in such person to do anything illegal or to give any information which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting property, or constraining to an illegal act, etc.

3 Years + Fine

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Cognizable

Bailable

Any Magistrate

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
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