Chapter XVI — OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY Of offences affecting life

Section 345Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued

Section 345: Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued

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.