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Section 120 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.

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Lentis Legalis | 29 March 2026
Reviewed by Adv. Chandrasen Yadav

Section – 120 BNS: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.—

(1) Whoever voluntarily causes hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer or from any person interested in the sufferer, any confession or any information which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of constraining the sufferer or any person interested in the sufferer to restore or to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security or to satisfy any claim or demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Illustrations.

(a) A, a police officer, tortures Z in order to induce Z to confess that he committed a crime. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

(b) A, a police officer, tortures B to induce him to point out where certain stolen property is deposited. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

(c) A, a revenue officer, tortures Z in order to compel him to pay certain arrears of revenue due from Z. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

(2) Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for any purpose referred to in sub-section (1), shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

SectionOffencePunishmentCognizable or Non- CognizableBailable or non-BailableBy which Court Triable
120(1)Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or information, or to compel restoration of property, etc.Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.CognizableNon-Bailable  Magistrate of the first class.
120(2)Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession or information, or to compel restoration of property, etc.Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.CognizableNon-Bailable  Court of Session.

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Adv. Chandrasen Yadav
B.Sc., LL.B. & LL.M.

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Wrongful restraint

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March 31, 2026

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Lentis Legalis | 31 March 2026
Reviewed by Adv. Chandrasen Yadav

Section – 126: Wrongful restraint.—

(1) Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from proceeding in any direction in which that person has a right to proceed, is said wrongfully to restrain that person.

Exception.—The obstruction of a private way over land or water which a person in good faith believes himself to have a lawful right to obstruct, is not an offence within the meaning of this section.

Illustration

A obstructs a path along which Z has a right to pass, A not believing in good faith that he has a right to stop the path. Z is thereby prevented from passing. A wrongfully restrains Z.

(2) Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.

SectionOffencePunishmentCognizable or Non- CognizableBailable or non-BailableBy which Court Triable
126(2)Wrongfully restraining any person.Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailable  Any Magistrate

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Adv. Chandrasen Yadav
B.Sc., LL.B. & LL.M.

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Act endangering life or personal safety of others.

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March 31, 2026

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Lentis Legalis | 31 March 2026
Reviewed by Adv. Chandrasen Yadav

Section – 125 BNS: Act endangering life or personal safety of others.—

Whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to two thousand five hundred rupees, or with both, but—

(a) where hurt is caused, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both;

(b) where grievous hurt is caused, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.

SectionOffencePunishmentCognizable or Non- CognizableBailable or non-BailableBy which Court Triable
125Doing any act endangering human life or personal safety of othersImprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 2,500 rupees, or both.CognizableBailable  Any Magistrate
125(a)Where hurt is caused.Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or bothCognizable
Bailable  
Any Magistrate
125(b)Where grievous hurt is caused.Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine of 10,000 rupees, or both.CognizableBailable  Any Magistrate

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Adv. Chandrasen Yadav
B.Sc., LL.B. & LL.M.

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)

Section 124 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.

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March 31, 2026

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Lentis Legalis | 31 March 2026
Reviewed by Adv. Chandrasen Yadav

Section – 124 BNS: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.—

(1) Whoever causes permanent or partial damage or deformity to, or burns or maims or disfigures or disables, any part or parts of the body of a person or causes grievous hurt by throwing acid on or by administering acid to that person, or by using any other means with the intention of causing or with the knowledge that he is likely to cause such injury or hurt or causes a person to be in a permanent vegetative state shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and with fine:

Provided that such fine shall be just and reasonable to meet the medical expenses of the treatment of the victim: Provided further that any fine imposed under this sub-section shall be paid to the victim.

(2) Whoever throws or attempts to throw acid on any person or attempts to administer acid to any person, or attempts to use any other means, with the intention of causing permanent or partial damage or deformity or burns or maiming or disfigurement or disability or grievous hurt to that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Explanation 1.—For the purposes of this section, “acid” includes any substance which has acidic or corrosive character or burning nature, that is capable of causing bodily injury leading to scars or disfigurement or temporary or permanent disability.

Explanation 2.—For the purposes of this section, permanent or partial damage or deformity or permanent vegetative state shall not be required to be irreversible.

SectionOffencePunishmentCognizable or Non- CognizableBailable or non-BailableBy which Court Triable
124(1)Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.Imprisonment for not less than 10 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and fine.CognizableNon-Bailable  Court of Session.
124(2)Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid.Imprisonment for 5 years but which may extend to 7 years and fine.CognizableNon-Bailable  Court of Session.

Author
Adv. Chandrasen Yadav
B.Sc., LL.B. & LL.M.

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