Legal Provisions of Section 346 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Wrongful confinement in secret:
Wrongful confinement in secret has been made punishable under this section. The section states that whoever wrongfully confines any person in such a manner as shows an intention on his part that no one interested in him may know that he is being confined, or any public servant may not know that he is being confined, or such abovementioned person or public servant may not know or discover the place of such confinement, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to two years, and this period will be in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for such wrongful confinement. The last part of this section too, like that of the preceding section, makes the offence under this section quite serious.
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ADVERTISEMENTS:
The section requires proof of wrongful confinement of the victim by the accused. The manner of the confinement must show a particular intention on the part of the accused. This intention must be that no one interested in the victim may know that the victim is being confined, or any public servant may not know that the victim is being confined, or such abovementioned person or public servant may not know or may not discover the place where the victim is being wrongfully confined.
The offence under this section is cognizable, bailable and compoundable when permitted by the court trying the case, and is triable by magistrate of the first class.