BNS Section 131 – Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to illegal act | Lexolive

⚖ BNS: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Act No. 45 of 2023 · Replaces IPC 1860 · In force: 1 July 2024

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BNS Section 131 – Wrongful confinement to extort property or constrain to illegal act

Chapter 6: Offences Affecting the Human Body · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

BNS Section 131 IPC S.347 🔒 Non-Bailable 🔍 Cognizable ⚖ Magistrate Court

IPC Reference IPC S.347

Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person confined or from any person interested in the person confined any property or valuable security or of constraining the person confined or any person interested in such person to do anything illegal or to give any information which may facilitate the commission of an offence shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.

ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes

Up to 3 years and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Triable by Magistrate of first class.

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