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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 383

Title: Extortion

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....in fear to deliver to any person any property or valuable security, or anything signed or sealed which may be converted into a valuable security, commits "extortion". Illustrations (a) A threatens to publish a defamatory libel concerning Z unless Z gives him money. He thus induces Z to give him money. A has committed extortion. (b) A threatens Z that he will keep Z's child in wrongful confinement, unless Z will sign and deliver to A a promissory note binding Z to pay certain monies to A. Z signs and delivers the note. A has committed extortion. (c) A threatens to send club-men to plough up Z's field unless Z will sign and deliver to B a bond binding Z under a penalty to deliver certain produce to B, and thereby induces Z to sign and deliver the bond. A has committed extortion. (d) A, by putting Z in fear of grievous hurt, dishonestly induces Z to sign or affix his seal to a blank paper and deliver it to A. Z signs and delivers the paper to A. Here, as the paper so signed may be converted into a valuable security. A has committed extortion.

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Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Section 80

Title: Extortion or Default of Officers

State: Central

Year: 1882

If any clerk, bailiff or other inferior ministerial officer of the Small Cause Court is charged with extortion or misconduct while acting under colour of its process, or with not duly paying or accounting for any money levied by him under its authority, the Court may inquire into such charge, and may make such order for the repayment or payment of any money so extorted, or of any money so levied as aforesaid, and of damages and costs, by such officer, as it thinks fit.

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Army Act, 1950 Section 53

Title: Extortion and Corruption

State: Central

Year: 1950

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) commits extortion; or (b) without proper authority exacts from any person money, provisions or service, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

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Air Force Act, 1950 Section 53

Title: Extortion and Corruption

State: Central

Year: 1950

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) commits extortion; or (b) without proper authority extracts from any person money, provisions or services. shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

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Border Security Force Act, 1968 Section 31

Title: Extortion and Corruption

State: Central

Year: 1968

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) commits extortion; or (b) without proper authority exacts from any person money, provisions or service, shall, on conviction by a Security Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

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Indo-tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 Section 34

Title: Extortion and Exaction

State: Central

Year: 1992

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say, (a) commits extortion; or (b) without proper authority exacts from any person money, provisions or service, shall, on conviction by a Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

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Assam Rifles Act, 2006 Section 40

Title: Extortion and Corruption

State: Central

Year: 2006

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) commits extortion; or (b) without proper authority extracts from any person money, provisions or service, shall, on conviction by an Assam Rifles Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 327

Title: Voluntarily Causing Hurt to Extort Property, or to Constrain to an Illegal Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer, or from any person interested in the sufferer, any property or valuable security, or of constraining the sufferer or any person interested in such sufferer to do anything Which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an 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.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 329

Title: Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt to Extort Property, or to Constrain to an Illegal Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer or from any person interested in the sufferer any property or valuable security, or of constraining the sufferer or any person interested in such sufferer to do anything that is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with 1 [imprisonment for life], or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation of life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 330

Title: Voluntarily Causing Hurt to Extort Confession, or to Compel Restoration of Property

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also he liable to fine. Illustrations (a) A, a police-officer, tortures Z in order to induce Z to confess that he committed a crime. A is guilty of an offence under this section. (b) A, a police-officer, tortures B to induce him to point out where certain stolen property is deposited. A is guilty of an offence under this section. (c) A, a revenue officer, tortures Z in order to compel him to pay certain arrears of revenue due from Z, A is guilty of an offence under this section. (d) A, a zamindar, tortures a raiyat in order to compel him to pay his rent. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

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