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 years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 385: Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 385 |
| Marginal note | Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 35 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- Acq. App./63/2020 of TRILOKA DEVI ALIAS TILOKA DEVI Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHANDHigh Court of Jharkhand · 2026-01-14
- Cr.M.P./1479/2024 of AVINASH THAKUR Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHANDHigh Court of Jharkhand · 2025-11-12
- APL/1272/2024 of NARESH S/O WADHUMAN DAVANI AND ANOTHER Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PS IN CHARGE SADAR PS TAHSIL AND DIST NAGPURBombay High Court · 2024-09-19
- APL/749/2023 of KIRAN NIVRUTTI NATHE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANRBombay High Court · 2023-09-13
- ABA/3046/2022 of AMIT DURGA VISHWAKARMA Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2023-03-28
- APPLN/1337/2022 of RAHUL INDRAJEET ZOPADE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERSBombay High Court · 2023-03-20
- APPLN/496/2023 of RUPESH GOKUL BHALERAO AND ORS. Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.Bombay High Court · 2023-02-02
- ABA/2108/2022 of NASIR SHAIKH S/O SALIM MOHAMMED SHAIKH Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2022-08-18
- ABA/1690/2022 of UTTAMAN MALAYANDI Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2022-06-27
- ABA/2532/2021 of JASPAL SINGH WALIA AND ANR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2022-01-11
- ABA/1912/2021 of RASHMIN T. RUGHANI AND ANR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANRBombay High Court · 2021-12-07
- JITUL JENTILAL KOTECHA vs THE STATE OF GUJARATSupreme Court of India · 2021-11-12
- APL/513/2021 of BALVIR RAMESHSINGH CHAVHAN Vs STATE OF MAH. THR. PSO PS NANDGAONPETH AMRAVATI TAH. AND DIST.AMRAVATI AND 2 OTHERSBombay High Court · 2021-09-03
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