Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 339 in BNS
Wrongful restraint. Section 339 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Wrongful restraint) corresponds to Section 126(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Security for keeping the peace and good behaviour is dealt with in proceedings under:
Answer & explanation
Section 126 BNSS and the sections following it
These correspond to Sections 107 onwards of the CrPC. Executive Magistrates may require bonds where there is apprehension of breach of peace.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 336 | Act endangering life or personal safety of others | 125 |
| 337 | Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others | 125(a) |
| 338 | Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others | 125(b) |
| 340 | Wrongful confinement | 127(1) |
| 341 | Punishment for wrongful restraint | 126(2) |
| 342 | Punishment for wrongful confinement | 127(2) |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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