Of Offencesaffectingthe Human Body
IPC Section 346 - Wrongful confinement in secret
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IPC Section 346 deals with wrongful confinement in secret.
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346. Wrongful confinement in secret. 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 eit her 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.
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