Whoever extorts a confession by torture and causes disability or death shall be convicted of intentional injury or intentional homicide. The punishment standard is: 1. Whoever causes disability shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance; 2. Whoever causes death shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years; 3. Whoever causes disability or death by extorting a confession by torture shall be given a heavier punishment.
Legal objectivity:
Article 232 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment of more than ten years; If the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years. Article 234 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance. Whoever commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph and causes serious injuries shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; Whoever causes death or serious disability by particularly cruel means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment or death. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail. Article 247 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). Judicial personnel who extort confessions from criminal suspects or defendants by torture or force witnesses to testify shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention. Whoever causes disability or death shall be convicted and given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of Articles 234 and 232 of this Law.