IPC § 341 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 341 IPC — Punishment for wrongful restraint
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 126(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 126 — Wrongful restraint
BNS 126(2) is the part that replaced IPC 341.
(1) 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, is said wrongfully to restrain that person.
Exception.—The obstruction of a private way over land or water which a person in good faith believes himself to have a lawful right to obstruct, is not an offence within the meaning of this section.
Illustration.
A obstructs a path along which Z has a right to pass, A not believing in good faith that he has a right to stop the path. Z is thereby prevented from passing. A wrongfully restrains Z.
(2) Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 126 in full