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A has a right of way through a narrow lane to his house. B tied his ferocious dog to a lamppost so as…

Under Section 126(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 339 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent…

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A has a right of way through a narrow lane to his house. B tied his ferocious dog to a lamppost so as to obstruct A from going to his house. What offence has B committed?

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Under Section 126(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 339 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from proceeding in any direction in which that person has a right to proceed commits "wrongful restraint".

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