Multiple choice

A police officer arrested and detained a person in the lockup despite production of a bail order from the court. The police officer is guilty of which of the following offences?

  1. Wrongful restraint

  2. Wrongful confinement

  3. Abduction

  4. Kidnapping

  5. None of the above

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Wrongful confinement states that the person is prevented to move outside certain circumscribing limits in which that person has a right to move. A detention, despite production of a bail order from the court, is termed as wrongful confinement by the police officer.