Section 127(6) BNS - Wrongful confinement — clause (6)

Act: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section: 127(6) - Wrongful confinement — clause (6)
Old provision: Section 346 IPC
Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years in addition to other punishment which he is liable to and fine.
Cognizable?: Cognizable.
Bailable?: Bailable.
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class.

Old law → Section 127(6) BNS

Corresponds to	Change	Remarks
Section 346 IPC	Modified	IPC section is included as a sub - section in BNS sans heading. Imprisonment is increased from two to three years and fine is added

Section 127(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with wrongful confinement — clause (6). Under the old law this was Section 346 of the IPC.

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