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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, when a person is put in fear of injury and is thereby…

Section 308(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 383 IPC) defines extortion through intentionally creating fear of injury and thereby dishonestly…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, when a person is put in fear of injury and is thereby dishonestly induced by another to deliver property, the offence is:

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Section 308(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 383 IPC) defines extortion through intentionally creating fear of injury and thereby dishonestly inducing delivery of property or valuable security. Robbery by extortion additionally requires the section 309(3) conditions, including presence and fear of instant death, hurt or wrongful restraint. Those aggravated facts are not supplied; dacoity under section 310(1) needs the requisite five-person robbery group.

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