Section 345: Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued
The Pakistan Penal Code · Pakistan Penal Code · Chapter XVI · in_force
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Whoever keeps any person in wrongful confinement, knowing that a writ for the liberation of that person has been duly issued, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years in addition to any term of imprisonment to which he may be liable under any other section of this Chapter.
Effective date: 1862-01-01
Related sections
Section 344: Wrongful confinement for ten or more daysSection 346: Wrongful confinement in secretSection 343: Wrongful confinement for three or more daysSection 347: Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to illegal actSection 342: Punishment for wrongful confinementSection 348: Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property
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