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Section 342 — Punishment for wrongful confinement

As in force on 17 August 2026.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
342.Punishment for wrongful confinement

Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.