BNS - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 127 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Wrongful
confinement.

  1. (1) Whoever wrongfully restrains any person in such a manner as to prevent that
    person from proceedings beyond certain circumscribing limits, is said “wrongfully to confine”
    that person.
    Illustrations.
    (a) A causes Z to go within a walled space, and locks Z in. Z is thus prevented from
    proceeding in any direction beyond the circumscribing line of wall. A wrongfully confines Z.
    (b) A places men with firearms at the outlets of a building, and tells Z that they will fire
    at Z if Z attempts to leave the building. A wrongfully confines Z.
    (2) Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with imprisonment of
    either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to
    five thousand rupees, or with both.

    (3) Whoever wrongfully confines any person for three days, or more, shall be punished
    with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with
    fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
    (4) 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 five years, and shall
    also be liable to fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees.
    (5) Whoever keeps any person in wrongful confinement, knowing that a writ for the
    liberation of that person has been duly issued, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
    description for a term which may extend to two years in addition to any term of imprisonment
    to which he may be liable under any other section of this Chapter and shall also be liable to
    fine.
    (6) Whoever wrongfully confines any person in such manner as to indicate an intention
    that the confinement of such person may not be known to any person interested in the
    person so confined, or to any public servant, or that the place of such confinement may not
    be known to or discovered by any such person or public servant as hereinbefore mentioned,
    shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
    three years in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for such wrongful
    confinement and shall also be liable to fine.
    (7) 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.
    (8) 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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