IPC Section 365
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IPC Section 365: Kidnapping or abducting with intent to secretly and wrongfully confine person
Text of the Section:
"Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person with intent to cause that person to be secretly and wrongfully confined shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine."
Key Points:
Kidnapping or abduction: The act of forcibly or deceitfully taking away or enticing a person.
Intent: The purpose must be to secretly and wrongfully confine that person—meaning keeping the person confined in a place hidden from others or without lawful authority.
Punishment: Imprisonment up to 7 years, plus fine.
Explanation:
This section is about kidnapping or abducting someone specifically to confine them secretly and unlawfully.
The emphasis is on the secretive nature of the confinement, which makes it more serious.
This differs from simple wrongful confinement because it involves the act of kidnapping or abduction beforehand.
Related Sections:
Section 361: Kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
Section 362: Abduction.
Section 366: Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel marriage, etc.
Section 367: Kidnapping or abducting with intent to steal.
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