Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter XVI: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body · Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement
Section 344: Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
Whoever wrongfully confines any person for ten days, or more, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 344
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Tusharbhai Rajnikantbhai Shah v. Kamal Dayani & Ors.
Accused-petitioner was granted absolute interim protection of anticipatory bail by Supreme Court, until modified or altered upon final disposal of the present SLP which was pending consideration before this Court.…
- State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Narayan @ Narayan Sai @ Mota Bhagwan Asaram @ Asumal Harpalani
- Sumedh Singh Saini v. State of Punjab and Another
- Sasikala Pushpa and Others v. State of Tamil Nadu
- K.G. Premshanker v. Inspector of Police and Anr.
- State of Kerala and Ors. Etc. v. O.C. Kuttan and Ors. Etc.