IPC 330 vs BNS 330
● Retained in BNSVoluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt to Extort Property or to Compel to an Illegal Act
Section 330 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, deals with cases where a person voluntarily causes grievous hurt to someone with the intention of extorting property, valuable security, or compelling the victim to commit an illegal act.
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The act involves grievous hurt, which is defined under IPC 320.
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The motive must be to extort property or valuables or force someone into illegal activity.
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Punishment: Imprisonment up to 10 years, and also liable to fine.
For example, if a person beats someone causing serious injury to force them to sign over property documents, it falls under IPC 330. This section ensures stricter punishment because serious bodily harm is used as leverage to commit another crime.
Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt to Extort Property or to Compel to an Illegal Act
Section 330 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, mirrors IPC 330. It punishes individuals who cause grievous hurt intentionally to extort property, valuable security, or compel someone to perform an unlawful act.
Key points:
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Covers acts involving severe injuries inflicted to gain property or coerce illegal acts.
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Punishment: Imprisonment up to 10 years, and also liable to fine.
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Protects individuals from violent coercion combined with serious physical harm.
For instance, assaulting a merchant to force them to hand over cash or goods, causing a fracture or severe injury, qualifies under BNS 330. This ensures that violent extortion involving serious harm is adequately addressed under law.
What changed?
This provision was carried over to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita with substantially the same wording — the section was renumbered from IPC IPC 330 to BNS BNS 330.