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IPC Section 385 - Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 385 deals with putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion.
Full official legal text
385. Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion. Whoever, in order to the
committing of extortion, puts any person in fear, or attempts to put any person in fear, of any injury, shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two yea rs, or with
fine, or with both.
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