BNS119
BNS Section 119: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
Ch VI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Gazette p.52
Punishment
- (1) punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
- (2) 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
Depends on which sub-section applies. Copied verbatim from the text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- (1) Cognizable · Non-bailable · Magistrate of the first class (Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act)
- (2) Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt for any purpose referred to in sub-)
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS119. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.—(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.
Cite as: Section 119, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)