IPC Section 389 — Putting person in fear or accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion

extortion

Criminal

Punishment

Imprisonment up to 10 years and fine

As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine”

Summary

If someone, in order to commit extortion, makes or tries to make a person afraid that they or someone else will be accused of committing or attempting to commit a serious crime—one that can be punished by death, life imprisonment, or up to ten years in prison—that person can be imprisoned for up to ten years and also fined.

Official Text

Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of an accusation, against that person or any other, of having committed, or attempted to commit, an offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, 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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