IPC Section 327- Voluntarily Causing 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 do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offense, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

IPC Section 327: Explained in simple terms

This legal provision makes it a crime to intentionally hurt someone to force them or someone related to them to give up property, or valuable items, or to do something illegal. The punishment for this crime can be up to ten years in prison and/or a fine.

It is illegal to hurt someone to demand property or valuable items from them or to make them do something illegal. Those guilty of this can face up to ten years in prison and/or a fine.

Key Details of IPC Section 327