BNS Section 119 — Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
CHAPTER VI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY — Of hurt
Criminal
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 10 years and fine
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine”
Summary
Sub-section (1) covers a person who voluntarily causes hurt to someone in order to extort property or a valuable security from that person or from anyone interested in that person. It also covers causing hurt to force that person or anyone interested in that person to do something illegal or something that could help in committing an offence. The punishment for this is imprisonment of either kind for up to ten years, along with a fine.
Sub-section (2) covers a person who voluntarily causes grievous hurt for any of the purposes mentioned in sub-section (1). The punishment for this is imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either kind for up to ten years, along with a fine.
Official Text
(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.
