Section 126 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023:Wrongful restraint.
Wrongful restraint.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
(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.