Section 331 · Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel resto ration of property
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Whoever voluntarily causes grievous 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 ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- up to 10 years, fine (no stated ceiling)
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Court of Session
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
In the new law
IPC 331BNS 120(2)
120(2)
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