IPC Section 340: Wrongful confinement
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 16: Offences affecting the Human Body
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
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. A 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.
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 299. Culpable homicide
- 300. Murder
- 301. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
- 302. Punishment for murder
- 303. Punishment for murder by life-convict
- 304. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- 304A. Causing death by negligence
- 304B. Dowry death
- 305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
- 306. Abetment of suicide
- 307. Attempt to murder
- 308. Attempt to commit culpable homicide
- 309. Attempt to commit suicide
- 310. Thug
- 311. Punishment
- 312. Causing miscarriage
- 313. Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent
- 314. Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
- 315. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
- 316. Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
- 317. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
- 318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
- 319. Hurt
- 320. Grievous hurt
- 321. Voluntarily causing hurt
- 322. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- 323. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
- 324. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- 325. Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- 326. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- 326A. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid etc
- 326B. Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid
- 327. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- 328. Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
- 329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- 330. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- 331. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- 332. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
- 333. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
- 334. Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation
- 335. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
- 336. Act endangering life or personal safety of others
- 337. Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
- 338. Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
- 339. Wrongful restraint
- 341. Punishment for wrongful restraint
- 342. Punishment for wrongful Confinement
- 343. Wrongful confinement for three or more days
- 344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days
- 345. Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
- 346. Wrongful confinement in secret
- 347. Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act
- 348. Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property
- 349. Force
- 350. Criminal force
- 351. Assault
- 352. Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
- 353. Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
- 354. Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
- 354A. Sexual harassment and punishment for Sexual Harassment
- 354B. Assault or use of criminal force with intent to disrobe
- 354C. Voyeurism
- 354D. Stalking
- 355. Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation
- 356. Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
- 357. Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
- 358. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
- 359. Kidnapping
- 360. Kidnapping from India
- 361. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship
- 362. Abduction
- 363. Punishment for kidnapping
- 363A. Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging
- 364. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
- 364A. Kidnapping for ransom, etc
- 365. Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
- 366. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc
- 366A. Procreation of minor girl
- 366B. Importation of girl from foreign country
- 367. Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc
- 368. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
- 369. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person
- 370. Trafficking of person
- 370A. Exploitation of a trafficked person
- 371. Habitual dealing in slaves
- 372. Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
- 373. Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc
- 374. Unlawful compulsory labour
- 375. Rape
- 376. Punishment for rape
- 376A. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegitative state of victim
- 376AB. Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age
- 376B. Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation
- 376C. Intercourse by person in authority
- 376D. Gang Rape
- 376DA. Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age
- 376DB. Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age
- 376E. Punishment for repeat offenders
- 377. Unnatural offences [Declared Unconstitutional by Supreme Court]