BNS - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 120 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS

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

  1. (1) Whoever voluntarily causes 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 seven years, and shall also
    be liable to fine.

Illustrations.
(a) A, a police officer, tortures Z in order to induce Z to confess that he committed a
crime. A is guilty of an offence under this section.
(b) A, a police officer, tortures B to induce him to point out where certain stolen
property is deposited. A is guilty of an offence under this section.
(c) A, a revenue officer, tortures Z in order to compel him to pay certain arrears of
revenue due from Z. A is guilty of an offence under this section.
(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.

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