The Indian Penal Code, 1860

Chapter 17 — Offences Against Property Theft

Section 383: Extortion

Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of any injury to that person, or to any other, and thereby dishonestly induces the person so put 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”.

About The Indian Penal Code, 1860

An Act to provide a general Penal Code for India.