Of Offencesaffectingthe Human Body
IPC Section 343 - Wrongful confinement for three or more days
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IPC Section 343 deals with wrongful confinement for three or more days.
Full official legal text
343. Wrongful confinement for three or more days. 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.
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