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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 329 IPC - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt to extort property, or to constrain To an illegal act

Section 329 IPC is now Section 119(2) of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
329 - Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt to extort property, or to constrain To an illegal act
New provision
Section 119(2) BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 119(2) BNS Modified IPC section is included as a sub - section in BNS sans heading. The words “any purpose referred to in sub - section (1)” is added.

Section 329 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with voluntarily causing hurt or grievous Hurt to extort property, or to constrain To an illegal act. Under the new law this is Section 119(2) of the BNS.

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