False Imprisonment, Kidnapping & Threats

Liberty offences strike at the core of personal freedom. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes wrongful restraint under Section 126 and wrongful confinement under Section 127; kidnapping and abduction, including aggravated forms, under Sections 137 to 140; and criminal intimidation under Section 351 BNS. Threat-related allegations frequently arise in commercial, matrimonial and property disputes, where the line between a genuine offence and an exaggerated complaint must be carefully drawn. Where a person is being illegally confined, a writ of habeas corpus is the swift constitutional remedy alongside criminal action. In kidnapping matters, the focus is on lawful guardianship, the age of the victim, consent (which is no defence for a minor) and the purpose — ransom, marriage or coercion — which determines the gravity. We handle both prosecution and defence with attention to motive, opportunity and corroboration — securing release through habeas corpus, framing precise complaints, and defending against threat allegations that are really civil or personal disputes dressed up as crime.