It is a wrongful loss to the property holder and wrongful gain to the extortioner. The term ‘Extortion’ is defined under Section 383 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 as “ When someone intentionally puts any person in fear of any hurt to that person, or any other person and thereby, deceitfully induces the person so put in fear to hand over that person’s property, or any valuable security or anything signed and sealed which may be changed into a valuable asset commit, extortion.” In short, it can be said that extortion is forcing someone to transfer his or her treasures through force or threat to cause harm. If someone can hack into a business system and steal data, he or she can threaten to delete or release the data unless the business pays up. Modern age extortion is cyber-extortion where threat and unpleasant consequences involve the disclosure of an organisation’s information or an attack on a company’s electronic infrastructure. Extortion was typically carried out by gangs who forced businessmen to pay up or to face the consequences. In earlier times, threats of violence and blackmail were probably the two most popular ways to extort a person. ![]() In other words, making the threat is sufficient and the actual obtainment of money or property is not required to commit the offence.Įxtortion is the unlawful exaction of money or property through intimidation or coercion. This could consist of physical harm, financial harm, destruction of property, or abuse of official power. Currently, extortion can be a threat of physical violence, the threat of destruction of property, or imminent criminal action. Extortion is an offence where any person intentionally induces or threatens or so put in fear to deliver any property or valuable security or any signed or sealed document which may be changed into valuable security of another person. The current article deals with the offence of extortion which comes under the purview of offences against property which extends from Section 383 to 389 of the Indian Penal Code. Difference between extortion and robbery. ![]() Deliberately putting a person in fear of hurt or injury
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