Question

If a police officer arrested and detained a person in the lockup despite producing the bail order from the Court, police officer is guilty of: 

A Abduction Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Wrongful restraint Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Wrongful Confinement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D None of the above. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Detaining a person wrongfully amounts to wrongful confinement. S.342. Punishment for wrongful confinement.— 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 one thousand rupees, or with both.

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