Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
XVI · Section 345

Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued

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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.

Judgments on Section 345