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'A' was on his journey by car from Allahabad to Lucknow. 'B' met him in the way and requested for a…

Section 127 of the BNS defines wrongful confinement as wrongfully restraining a person so as to prevent him from proceeding beyond "certain circumscribing limits". Once Rae…

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'A' was on his journey by car from Allahabad to Lucknow. 'B' met him in the way and requested for a lift upto Rae Bareli, an intermediate town. 'A' agreed to his request but on reaching Rae Bareli, he did not drop 'B' there in spite of his repeated requests. 'B' was carried over to Lucknow against his wishes. Here-

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Section 127 of the BNS defines wrongful confinement as wrongfully restraining a person so as to prevent him from proceeding beyond "certain circumscribing limits". Once Rae Bareli was reached, B was kept in the moving car against his repeated requests, so A wrongfully confined him. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship needs a minor or a person of unsound mind, and B's acceptance of the lift does not cover being carried beyond his stop.

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