Section 330: Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property

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Repealed.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 Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer or from any person interested in the sufferer, any confession or any information which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of constraining the sufferer or any person interested in the sufferer to restore or to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security or to satisfy any claim or demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Illustrations

(a) A, a police-officer, tortures Z in order to induce Z to confess that he committed a crime. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

(b) A, a police-officer, tortures B to induce him to point out where certain stolen property is deposited. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

(c) A, a revenue officer, tortures z in order to compel him to pay certain arrears of revenue due from Z. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

(d) A, a zamindar, tortures a raiyat in order to compel him to pay his rent. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section	330
Marginal note	Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	9

Judgments that turned on this provision

APEAL/1071/2003 of THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs MOHAMMED HANIF SHAIKH CHAND MANIYAR and ANR.Bombay High Court · 2020-01-02
YASHWANT vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRASupreme Court of India · 2018-09-04
ABA/1245/2016 of GANESH SOPAN WAGHMODE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2016-08-03
ABA/1244/2016 of RAJARAM SIDRAM CHINCHOLIKAR AND ANR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2016-08-03
APPLN/5213/2015 of ASIF YUSUF PATEL DIED THRU.LRS. HALIMABEE W/O YUSUF PATEL AND ANR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA and ANRBombay High Court · 2016-03-17
APPA/729/2013 of DEEPAK S/O KRUSHNAJI DEKATE Vs THE STATE OF MAH. THR. P.S.O., P.S. BHAMRAGADBombay High Court · 2014-02-24
WP/738/2001 of SOBARAN SINGH Vs STATE OF C.G. and ORS.High Court of Chhattisgarh · 2002-03-15

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