IPC Section 348 — Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property

wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement

Criminal

Punishment

Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine

As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine”

Summary

Wrongfully confining someone to force them to confess to a crime or misconduct, or to provide information that could help detect a crime or misconduct, is an offence. It is also an offence to wrongfully confine someone to force them or anyone interested in them to return property or a valuable security, to satisfy a claim or demand, or to give information that could lead to the return of property or a valuable security. The punishment for this offence is imprisonment for up to three years, along with a fine.

Official Text

Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person confined or any person interested in the person confined any confession or any information which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of constraining the person confined or any person interested in the person confined to restore or to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security or to satisfy any claim or demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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