BNS Section 135 — Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person
Section 135 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
135. Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person.—Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, in attempting wrongfully to confine that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both. ¶
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