LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
329Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
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 1 [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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1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
Of Hurt
- 319 Hurt
- 320 Grievous hurt
- 321 Voluntarily causing hurt
- 322 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- 323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
- 324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- 325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- 326 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
- 326A Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc
- 326B Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid
- 327 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- 328 Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
- 329 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
- 330 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- 331 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel resto ration of property
- 332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty
- 333 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
- 334 Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation
- 335 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation
- 336 Act endangering life or personal safety of others
- 337 Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
- 338 Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others
