IPC § 368 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 368 IPC — Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 142 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 142 in full