Here We Describe Section 126 BNS Act Mention About “wrongful restraint” And Section 126 Is A Part Of CHAPTER VI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY New Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act.
Here We Also Describe Definitions Of Section 126 BNS With Explanation And Illustration Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement.
Definition Of Section 126 BNS Act-
| “Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement” | (1) Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from proceeding in any direction in which that person has a right to proceed, is said wrongfully to restrain that person. |
| Exception.— | The obstruction of a private way over land or water which a person in good faith believes himself to have a lawful right to obstruct, is not an offence within the meaning of this section. |
| Illustration– | A obstructs a path along which Z has a right to pass, A not believing in good faith that he has a right to stop the path. Z is thereby prevented from passing. A wrongfully restrains Z. |
| (2) Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both. |
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