IPC Section 329

Indian Penal Code

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S. 329

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act

Description

Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer or from any person interested in the sufferer any property or valuable security, or of constraining the sufferer or any person interested in such sufferer to do anything that is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do anything which is illegal, or which may facilitate the commission of an offence

Imprisonment for Life or 10 Years + Fine

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Cognizable

Non-Bailable

Court of Session

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
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