What is the essential feature of wrongful restraint under the Pakistan Penal Code?
Correct answer: A. Voluntarily obstructing a person from proceeding in a lawful direction
- A. Voluntarily obstructing a person from proceeding in a lawful direction
- B. Detaining a person within fixed boundaries so that escape is impossible
- C. Taking movable property without consent and with dishonest intention
- D. Threatening a person to cause alarm or compel an unlawful act
Explanation
Wrongful restraint occurs when a person is voluntarily obstructed from proceeding in a direction in which that person has a right to proceed. Detention within circumscribed limits is the more specific concept of wrongful confinement.
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