What is IPC Section 329 in BNS?

IPC Section 329 (329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.) now corresponds to BNS Section 119(2) — 119(2). The text is substantially unchanged.

The text is substantially unchanged

IPC Section 329 is now BNS Section 119(2)

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

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Old law

IPC §329

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

329. 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.

119(2)

119(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.