Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person with intent to cause that person to be secretly and wrongfully confined, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 365: Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 365 |
| Marginal note | Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 207 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- Crl.Rev.P./152/2015 of MD. MOMIN ALI @ MAMIN ALI Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANRGauhati High Court · 2026-02-01
- CRLMB/14326/2024 of ROSHAN MEENA @ SAYANI S/O CHHITARMAL MEENA Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2026-01-07
- CR. MISC./79014/2025 of Khushbun Nesha @ Khushbu Nesha Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2026-01-06
- CRLP/17532/2025 of Dandem Jeevarathnam, Vs The State of TelanganaHigh Court for State of Telangana · 2025-12-23
- CRM-M/50694/2025 of PARDEEP KUMAR ALIAS BABBU Vs STATE OF HARYANAHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-12-10
- CRLMB/13637/2025 of MUNESH MEENA @ MUNI S/O CHHOTE LAL MEENA Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-21
- CRM-M/65655/2025 of SHILPA @ SHILPI Vs STATE OF HARYANAHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-11-20
- CRLAS/2172/2025 of NAVEEN @ NAVAL BANJARA S/O HANUMAN SAHAI BANJARA Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-17
- CR. MISC./77446/2025 of Rohit Kumar Ray @ Rohit Ray @ Rohit Kumar Rai @ Rohit Kumar Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-11-13
- CR. APP (SJ)/4016/2024 of Golu Kumar @ Abhishek Kumar Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-11-12
- CR. MISC./75276/2025 of Rahul Kumar Ray @ Rahul Rai @ Rahul Kumar @ Rahul Ray Vs The State Of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-10-31
- CR. MISC./54949/2025 of Gaurav Kumar Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-10-31
- WPCRL/216/2024 of MAHANT SUKDEV MUNI Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHANDHigh Court of Uttarakhand · 2025-10-29
- SOSA/2333/2024 of ASHOK SANSI @ TONI SON OF MADAN LAL SANSI Vs STATE OF RAJASHTANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-10-15
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