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Which of the following correctly distinguishes wrongful confinement under Section 127 from wrongful restraint under Section 126 BNS?

Q: Answer-Which of the following correctly distinguishes wrongful confinement under Section 127 from wrongful...

Section 127 defines wrongful confinement as wrongful restraint in such a manner as to prevent a person from proceeding beyond certain circumscribing limits. Wrongful restraint under Section 126 only prevents movement in any one direction.

A Wrongful confinement prevents movement in all directions beyond certain limits, while wrongful restraint prevents movement in any one direction where a person has a right to proceed

B Wrongful confinement is a civil wrong, wrongful restraint is a criminal offence

C Wrongful restraint is punishable but wrongful confinement is not

D Wrongful confinement always requires extortion as a motive, while wrongful restraint does not

E There is no difference; both are the same offence under different names

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