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A puts Z into fear of hurt and dishonestly induces Z to sign a blank cheque and deliver it to him. Z…

Intentionally putting a person in fear of hurt and thereby dishonestly inducing him to sign and deliver a valuable security, here a signed cheque, is "Extortion" under…

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A puts Z into fear of hurt and dishonestly induces Z to sign a blank cheque and deliver it to him. Z signs the cheque and delivers it to A. A is guilty of

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Intentionally putting a person in fear of hurt and thereby dishonestly inducing him to sign and deliver a valuable security, here a signed cheque, is "Extortion" under Section 308(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly IPC s.383), which is defined in precisely these terms.

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