Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 341

IPC 341 in BNS: Section 126(2)

Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 126(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 341 deals with punishment for wrongful restraint. BNS 126 brings it together with IPC 339. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 341 is now BNS 126(2).

Punishment for wrongful restraint · BNS 126 brings it together with IPC 339.

Merged
97% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVI
s. 341
Punishment for wrongful restraint
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 rupees, or with both.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. VI
s. 126(2)of section 126
Wrongful restraint.
(2) 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 thousand rupees, or with both.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNS 126 · Wrongful restraint.IPC 339 · Wrongful restraint
IPC 340 · Wrongful confinementIPC 342 · Punishment for wrongful confinement

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