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'A', a police officer tortures 'Z' in order to induce 'Z' to confess that he committed a crime. 'A' is…

Voluntarily causing hurt to extort a confession or any information which may lead to the detection of an offence is punishable under Section 120(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya…

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'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-

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Voluntarily causing hurt to extort a confession or any information which may lead to the detection of an offence is punishable under Section 120(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 330 IPC), and a police officer torturing Z to make him confess is the illustration given for it. Section 120(2) applies where grievous hurt is caused for such a purpose, while sections 117(2) and 118(2) deal with voluntarily causing grievous hurt generally and by dangerous weapons or means.

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