Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
Full Text
142. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.—Whoever, knowing that any person has been kidnapped or has been abducted, wrongfully conceals or confines such person, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had kidnapped or abducted such person with the same intention or knowledge, or for the same purpose as that with or for which he conceals or detains such person in confinement.
Plain English Summary
Imposes the same punishment as the original kidnapping or abduction on anyone who, knowing a person has been kidnapped or abducted, wrongfully conceals or confines them.
Key Legal Elements
- Knowing that a person has been kidnapped or abducted.
- Wrongfully concealing or keeping that person in confinement.
- Punishable in the exact same manner (with same intent/knowledge/purpose) as if the accused had kidnapped or abducted the person themselves.
Punishment
Same punishment as that for the corresponding kidnapping or abduction, based on the same intent and purpose
Practical Note
This section is identical to Section 368 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It punishes accessories after the fact who conceal or confine victims of kidnapping or abduction, treating them on par with the original kidnappers/abductors for sentencing purposes.
हिंदी पाठ
142. व्यपहरण या अपहृत व्यक्ति को सदोष छिपाना या परिरोध में रखना.—जो कोई यह जानते हुए कि किसी व्यक्ति का व्यपहरण या अपहरण किया गया है, ऐसे व्यक्ति को सदोष छिपाएगा या परिरोध में रखेगा, वह उसी प्रकार दंडित किया जाएगा मानो उसने उस व्यक्ति का व्यपहरण या अपहरण उसी आशय या ज्ञान या प्रयोजन से किया हो जिससे या जिसके लिए वह ऐसे व्यक्ति को छिपाता है या परिरोध में रखता है।