Indian Penal Code — Section 347
Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to
347. Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act.--Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person confined, or from any person interested in the person confined, any property or valuable security or of constraining the person confined or any person interested in such person to do anything illegal or to give any information which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property.
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Judgments citing Section 347
- Patna High Court 12 Mar 2026 — brhc010087002021_1_2026-03-12
- Jharkhand High Court 10 Mar 2026 — jhhc010058942026_1_2026-03-10
- Telangana High Court 09 Oct 2025 — hbhc010337482025_1_2025-10-09
- Himachal Pradesh High Court 23 Sep 2025 — hphc010215282018_1_2025-09-23
- Himachal Pradesh High Court 23 Sep 2025 — hphc010201782018_1_2025-09-23
- Jharkhand High Court 04 Sep 2025 — jhhc010307782022_1_2025-09-04
- Himachal Pradesh High Court 29 Aug 2025 — hphc010436232025_1_2025-08-29
- Karnataka High Court 04 Aug 2025 — kahc020199932024_1_2025-08-04
- Himachal Pradesh High Court 25 Jun 2025 — hphc010247072025_1_2025-06-25
- Jharkhand High Court 03 Apr 2025 — jhhc010011392006_1_2025-04-03
- Madras High Court 01 Apr 2025 — hcma011755172024_1_2025-04-01
- Andhra Pradesh High Court 28 Jan 2025 — aphc010175672022_1_2025-01-28
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 21 Nov 2024 — phhc010397142024_1_2024-11-21
- Bombay High Court 30 Sep 2024 — hcbm030295492024_1_2024-09-30
- Bombay High Court 30 Sep 2024 — hcbm030289972024_1_2024-09-30
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 30 Aug 2024 — phhc010756072024_1_2024-08-30
- Madras High Court 07 Jun 2024 — hcma012222902023_1_2024-06-07
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 19 Jan 2024 — phhc010172372023_1_2024-01-19
- Calcutta High Court 08 Jan 2024 — wbchca0490492011_4_2024-01-08
- Calcutta High Court 08 Jan 2024 — wbchca0490492011_1_2024-01-08
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