Section 126(2) BNS - Wrongful restraint — clause (2)

Act: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section: 126(2) - Wrongful restraint — clause (2)
Old provision: Section 341 IPC
Punishment: Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
Cognizable?: Cognizable.
Bailable?: Bailable.
Triable by: Any Magistrate.

Old law → Section 126(2) BNS

Corresponds to	Change	Remarks
Section 341 IPC	Modified	IPC section is included as a sub - section in BNS, sans heading. Fine is increased from five hundred rupees to five thousand rupees.

Section 126(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with wrongful restraint — clause (2). Under the old law this was Section 341 of the IPC.

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