BNS §119
Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
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329. Voluntarily 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.
(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.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 329 preserved as BNS 119(2).
Old position
IPC 329 is concerned with Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
New position
BNS 119 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act. 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
BNS 119 (Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act) preserves the framework of IPC 329. BNS 119 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. ...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 119 (Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act) preserves the framework of IPC 329. BNS 119 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 119 text: 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 329 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 119 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 119 (Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §329 → BNS §119 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bns/119.
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