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 1 [imprisonment for life], or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 329: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 329 |
| Marginal note | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 6 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- ABA/1563/2023 of SWAPNEEL PRADEEP WAGH AND ANR Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2023-09-14
- ABA/1628/2021 of ANKUSH RAGHOBA JANJIRE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2022-01-17
- ABA/249/2015 of MOHMMAD RAFIK S/O ABDUL AJIZ Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH P.S.O./IN-CHARGE, P.S. RAMNAGAR, GONDIABombay High Court · 2015-07-01
- APPLN/2223/2011 of SHAIKH EJAJ KASAM Vs THE STATE OF MAHRASHTRA AND ANRBombay High Court · 2011-07-11
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