Section 388 · Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc
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Whoever commits extortion by putting any person in fear of an accusation against that person
or any other, of having committed or attempted to commit any offence punishable with death, or with
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[imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, or of having
attempted to induce any other person to commit such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the
offence be one punishable under section 377 of this Code, may be punished with 1
[imprisonment for life].
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- Death, Imprisonment for life, up to 10 years, fine (no stated ceiling)
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Magistrate of the first class
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Sub-sections of this section carry different penalties; the maximum is shown.
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
In the new law
IPC 388BNS 308(7)
308(7)
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Related sections of law
How this section has changed
The law that applies is the law as it stood on the date of the offence — which is why this timeline matters.
- 1955SubstitutedIn force from:
By: Act 26 of 1955, sec. 117 and Sch
With effect from 1-1-1956.
The text this replaced
transportation for life
The text in force on the date of the offence is the text that applies — a later amendment does not reach back.