249. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property

Any person who voluntarily causes hurt for the purpose of extorting from the victim or from any person interested in the victim, any confession or information which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of constraining the victim or any person interested in the victim to restore, or to cause the restoration of, any property or valuable security, or to satisfy any claim or demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $28,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or both.

Illustrations

A, a religious enforcement officer, tortures B in order to induce B to confess that he committed a crime. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

C, a religious enforcement officer, tortures D to induce him to point out where certain stolen property is deposited. C is guilty of an offence under this section.

E, causes hurt to F in order to compel him to pay certain arrears of revenue due from F. E is guilty of an offence under this section.