Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
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Summary
Keeping someone confined is an offence if you do so knowing a court has already issued a writ ordering their release. It applies when the detained person is the subject of a duly issued writ for liberation and the confiner is aware of that writ. Punishment is imprisonment up to two years in addition to any other sentence under this Chapter.
Example
Priya gets a court writ ordering Rohan's release from a shop where he is being held. Karan knows about the writ but continues to lock Rohan inside. Under this section Karan can be sentenced to up to two years' imprisonment in addition to any other penalty.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever 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.
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