Section 127(5) BNS - Wrongful confinement — clause (5)

Act: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section: 127(5) - Wrongful confinement — clause (5)
Old provision: Section 345 IPC
Punishment: Imprisonment for 2 years in addition to any term of imprisonment to under any other section and fine.
Cognizable?: Cognizable.
Bailable?: Bailable.
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class.

Old law → Section 127(5) BNS

Corresponds to	Change	Remarks
Section 345 IPC	Modified	IPC section is included a s a sub - section in BNS sans heading. Fine is added.

Section 127(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with wrongful confinement — clause (5). Under the old law this was Section 345 of the IPC.

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