If a police officer arrested and detained a person in the lockup despite producing the bail order from the Court, police officer is guilty of:-
Verified Answer
A. Abduction
B. Wrongful restraint
C. Wrongful confinement
D. None of the above
Explanation:
Wrongful confinement (Section 340 IPC) is defined as wrongfully restraining a person in such a manner as to prevent that person from proceeding beyond certain circumscribing limits. Detaining someone despite a bail order clearly falls under this.