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

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Statutory 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.
Of criminal force and assault

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