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IPC Section 342 - Punish ment for wrongful confinement
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IPC Section 342 deals with punish ment for wrongful confinement.
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342. Punish ment for wrongful confinement. Whoever wrongfully confines an y person shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine
which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
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