Of Offencesaffectingthe Human Body
IPC Section 329 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort propert y, or to constrain to an illegal act
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 329 deals with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort propert y, or to constrain to an illegal act.
Full official legal text
329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort propert y, 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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