Section 339 of Indian Penal Code

339. Wrongful restraint

Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from proceeding in any direction in which that person has a right to proceed, is said wrongfully to restrain that person.

(Exception) - The obstruction of a private way over land or water which a person in good faith believes himself to have a lawful right to obstruct, is not an offence within the meaning of this section.

Illustration A obstructs a path along which Z has a right to pass. A not believing in good faith that he has a right to stop the path. Z is thereby prevented from passing. A wrongfully restrains Z.

339 IPC Case Laws (Supreme Court and High Courts)

Saminanda Pillai (1882) 1 Weir 339

Fateh Mohammad v. Emperor AIR 1928 Lah 445

Pagla Baba v. State AIR 1957 Orissa 130

Rileyv. Stone 94 SE 434

Om Prakash Tilak Chand v. State AIR 1959 Punj 134

Arumuga Nadar (1910) MWN 727

Karaturi Nagamman (1882) 1 Weir 339

In Re Shankugham (1971) Cr. LJ 182

Nripendra Nath Basu v. Kisen Bahadur (1952) 1 Cal 251

Subba Row (1908( 8 Cr. LJ 212

Sundareswara Sranthigal (1927) 50 Mad 673

Subramaina v. Ganadickam (1963) 11 MLJ 80

Durga Pada Chatterjee v. Nilmani Ghose AIR 1935 Cal 252

In re Peria Pannuswami Goundan AIR 1927 Mad 507

Gopal Reddi v. N. Lakshmi Reddi AIR 1947 Mad 555

In Re M. Abraham AIR 1950 Mad 233

Mangal Singh v. Emperor AIR 1941 Pat. 384

Madhav Chandra v. Nalini AIR 1964 Cal 286

Kottan v. State of Kerala (1960) Ker. LT 789

Lalloo Prasad v. Kedar Nath (1963) 2 Cr. LJ 543

Telapolu Subhadu (18840 1 Weir 340

Lahanu (1925) 27 Bom LR 1419

Sundareswara v. Emperor LL.R 30 Mad 673

Dharmalinga v. Emperor ILR 39 Mad 57

Zipru v. Emperor ILR 5 Bom 487

Bai Samrath (1917) 20 Bom LR 106

Cjjagam Vithal (1927) 29 Bom LR 494

Venkata Subba Reddy (1910) MWN 72