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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
Punishment for
wrongful restraint
341. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person, shall be punished with simple
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may
extend to five hundred taka, or with both.
Punishment for
wrongful confinement
342. 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 one thousand taka, or with both.
Wrongful
confinement for three
or more days
343. 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
two years, or with fine, or with both.
Wrongful
confinement for ten
or more days
344. 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.
345. 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.
346. 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 two years in addition to any
other punishment to which he may be liable for such wrongful confinement.
Wrongful
confinement of
person for whose
liberation writ has
been issued
Wrongful
confinement in secret
Wrongful
confinement to extort
property or constrain
to illegal act
347. 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.
348. 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.
Wrongful
confinement to extort
confession or compel
restoration of
property
Of Criminal Force and Assault
Force
349. A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of
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