Section 127 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

Wrongful
confinement.

127. (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.