What is IPC Section 331 in BNS?

IPC Section 331 (331. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.) now corresponds to BNS Section 120(2) — 120(2). The text is substantially unchanged.

The text is substantially unchanged

IPC Section 331 is now BNS Section 120(2)

331. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.

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Old law

IPC §331

331. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.

331. 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.

120(2)

120(2). Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for any purpose referred to in sub-section (1), shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.