Indonesia is a legal country where this law is the supreme commander over all the regulations that apply in the State of Indonesia. Indonesia itself is a developing country, with the development of the times, criminal acts have also increased, one of which is the crime of arrest. The criminal act of detention is regulated in Article 480 of the Criminal Code. The aim of this research is to find out what the elements of the crime of detention are, and whether the legal regulations related to the crime of detention are in accordance with current developments. To explore and examine these problems, the author uses a type of qualitative research using normative approach methods and legal research on similar problems that have a correlation with the problem being studied. The author also uses the method of observing the rules starting from the rules that explain the meaning of the related problem, then the sanctions that will be given, decisions on similar cases and the legal principles. The results of this research show that currently the rules governing the crime of detention are regulated in the Criminal Code article 480. In the article there is an element which according to the author is a little vague which can give rise to multiple interpretations so it will be a little difficult to apply, this element is Everyone must always be alert when they want to buy an item, especially if there is something irregular about the item they want to buy. Then, if the buyer has tried to be careful and is a buyer in good faith, does he still fulfill the elements of a criminal offense of detention.
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