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A meets Z on the high road, shows a pistol, and demands Z's purse. Z, in consequence, surrenders his…

Under Illustration (b) to Section 309(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Illustration (b) to Section 390 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), when A meets Z on…

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A meets Z on the high road, shows a pistol, and demands Z's purse. Z, in consequence, surrenders his purse. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A has committed:

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Under Illustration (b) to Section 309(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Illustration (b) to Section 390 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860), when A meets Z on the high road, shows a pistol, and demands Z's purse, and Z in consequence surrenders his purse, A has committed "Robbery" because extortion was committed by putting Z in fear of instant hurt in the offender's presence.

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