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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A, a revenue officer, tortures Z in order to compel him to pay…

Section 120 of the BNS punishes voluntarily causing hurt to constrain the sufferer to satisfy any claim or demand. The Act illustrates this with the revenue officer, so A…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A, a revenue officer, tortures Z in order to compel him to pay certain arrears of revenue due from Z. What offence has A committed?

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Section 120 of the BNS punishes voluntarily causing hurt to constrain the sufferer to satisfy any claim or demand. The Act illustrates this with the revenue officer, so A has committed "Voluntarily causing hurt to constrain Z to satisfy a claim or demand (section 120)". Compelling payment of a lawful demand falls under section 120 rather than section 119, the lawfulness of the debt is no defence, and Z is not a public servant.

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