Section 251 - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort, confession or to compel restoration of property.

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

(2) Whoever for the like' purpose voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine.