Chapter XVI A · Of Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement

Punishment for wrongful confinement

Section 342 · Pakistan Penal Code

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Whoever wrongfully confines any 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 1[three thousand rupees], or with both.