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IPC Section 327 in BNS: Section 119

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

Section 327 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act) corresponds to Section 119 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024. Under the BNSS First Schedule, BNS 119(1) is cognizable, non-bailable, triable by Magistrate of the first class; punishment: Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.

Bail, cognizability and punishment

SectionOffencePunishmentCognizableBailableTriable by
119(1)Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.CognizableNon-bailableMagistrate of the first class
119(2)Voluntarily causing grievous hurt for any purpose referred to in sub-section (1).Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.CognizableNon-bailableCourt of Session

Source: BNSS, 2023, First Schedule, Part I.

The BNS applies to offences committed on or after 1 July 2024. Offences committed earlier are charged and tried under the IPC.

Text of BNS Section 119

119. (1) Whoever voluntarily causes 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 which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

(2) Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for any purpose referred to in sub-section (1), 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.

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