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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 368

WRONGFULLY CONCEALING OR KEEPING IN CONFINEMENT, KIDNAPPED OR ABDUCTED PERSON Whoever, knowing that any person has been

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 368 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - WRONGFULLY CONCEALING OR KEEPING IN CONFINEMENT, KIDNAPPED OR ABDUCTED PERSON Whoever, knowing that any person has been. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 368: WRONGFULLY CONCEALING OR KEEPING IN CONFINEMENT, KIDNAPPED OR ABDUCTED PERSON Whoever, knowing that any person has been kidnapped or has been abducted, wrongfully conceals or confines such person, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had kidnapped or abducted such person with the same intention or knowledge, or for the same purpose as that with or for which he conceals or detains such person in confinement.

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What does The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 368 provide?

Section Section 368 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (WRONGFULLY CONCEALING OR KEEPING IN CONFINEMENT, KIDNAPPED OR ABDUCTED PERSON Whoever, knowing that any person has been) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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