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.
344. Wrongful confinement for ten or more days: Whoever wrongfully confines any
person for ten days or more, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for
a term, which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
345. Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ, has been issued:
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.
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 of
public servant as hereinbefore mentioned, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
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.
347. Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to illegal act: Whoever
wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person confined, or
from any person interested in the person confined, any property or valuable security or of
constraining the person confined or any person interested in such person to do anything
illegal or to give any information which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three
years, and shall also be liable to fine.
348. Wrongful confinement to extort confession or compel restoration of property:
Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person
confined or any person interested in the person confined any confession or any
information which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the
purpose of constraining the person confined or any person interested in the person
confined to restore or to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security or to
satisfy any claim or demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of
any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.
Of Criminal Force and Assault
349. Force: A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of
motion, or cessation of motion to that other or if he causes to any substance such motion,
or change of motion, or cessation of motion as brings that substance into contact with any
part of that other's body, or with anything which that other is wearing or carrying, or with