IPC Section 347 — Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act

wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement

Criminal

Summary

If a person is wrongfully confined to force that person, or someone connected to them, to hand over property or a valuable security, or to force them to do something illegal or provide information that helps commit a crime, the person doing the confining can be imprisoned for up to three years and also fined.

Official Text

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.

Related Judgments

  • SOMU v. THE STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE — Supreme Court of India (2020)
  • Accused 2 & 3 vs The State, — Madras High Court (2003)
  • ... Petitioner vs 1.State of Tamil Nadu — Madras High Court (2004)
  • .. Petitioner vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu, — Madras High Court (2017)
  • BHAGAT RAM v. RAJASTHAN — Supreme Court of India (1972)
  • ... Appellant vs The State of Tamil Nadu, — Madras High Court (2004)
  • R. VENKATAKRISHNAN v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF 781 INVESTIGATION — Supreme Court of India (2009)
  • SC (1955) Vol.1 p.588 — Supreme Court of India (1955)

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