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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 388

EXTORTION BY THREAT OF ACCUSATION OF AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE WITH DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE, ETC . Whoever commits

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 388 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - EXTORTION BY THREAT OF ACCUSATION OF AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE WITH DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE, ETC . Whoever commits. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 388: EXTORTION BY THREAT OF ACCUSATION OF AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE WITH DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE, ETC . Whoever commits extortion by putting any person in fear of an accusation against that person or any other, of having committed or attempted to commit any offence punishable with death, or with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, or of having attempted to induce any other person to commit such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and , if the offence be one punishable under section 377 of this Code, may be punished with imprisonment for life.

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