SECTION 327 IPC - Indian Penal Code - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act

Last Updated: 01 Mar, 2023
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty

Description of IPC Section 327

According to section 327 of Indian penal code, 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.

Offence	Punishment	Cognizance	Bail	Triable
Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence	10 Years + Fine	Cognizable	Non-Bailable	Magistrate First Class

Offence : Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence

Punishment : 10 Years + Fine

Cognizance : Cognizable

Bail : Non-Bailable

Triable : Magistrate First Class

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FAQ's on IPC Section 327

What offence is defined under IPC 327?

IPC 327 Offence: Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence.