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Section 327 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
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 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.
Related Sections
- Section 477A: Falsification of accounts
- Section 171H: Illegal payments in connection with an election
- Section 153A: Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
- Section 196: Using evidence known to be false
- Section 318: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
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