When six men and women extort ₹1,000 from a teenager, putting him in fear of instant hurt by showing a…

Under section 390 of the Indian Penal Code, extortion becomes robbery when the offender, being present, puts the person in fear of instant hurt and so induces him to deliver the property then and there, as with the knife here. Under section 391, robbery committed conjointly by five or more persons is dacoity, and six took part, so the offence is "Dacoity". Extortion and robbery are included in it, and it is not theft, because the money was obtained by putting the teenager in fear.

Current law: extortion, robbery and dacoity are now in sections 308, 309 and 310 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.