Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of death or of grievous hurt to that person or to any other, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 387: Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, 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Repealed.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 Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024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 | 387 |
| Marginal note | Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 62 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CR. WJC/132/2020 of ANKESH KUMAR SINGH Vs The State of Bihar through the Home Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna.Patna High Court · 2026-01-30
- CR. MISC./44138/2016 of Langesh Kumar @ Angesh Kumar Vs The State Of BiharPatna High Court · 2026-01-13
- C528/2087/2025 of VISHNU ARORA AND ORS Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHANDHigh Court of Uttarakhand · 2025-12-29
- CRLMB/15574/2025 of MONU @ KERA S/O BHAGWAN Vs THE STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-12-01
- SUO MOTU TR(MD)/5066/2025 of SI of police perungudi PS Vs AlagarMadras High Court · 2025-10-28
- M/S BALAJI TRADERS vs THE STATE OF U.P.Supreme Court of India · 2025-06-05
- CRM (A)/1382/2024 of ANWESHA GUHA Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-04-23
- CRM (DB)/355/2024 of SANJAY DAS Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-02-06
- APL/488/2020 of HEMANT DHIRAJLAL BANKER Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.Bombay High Court · 2023-06-22
- CRM (A)/1541/2022 of MD SAMSHAD Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2022-04-04
- CRM (A)/339/2022 of DEBABANDA SHARMA ALIAS BABUSONA SHARMA Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2022-02-24
- ABA/1401/2021 of JITENDRA VISHWASRAO PATIL Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2021-12-20
- ABA/1313/2021 of JAYSHREE RAJENDRA DABHADE @ SALUNKE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2021-12-20
- ABA/914/2021 of ANANTH PREMANATH SHETTY Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2021-04-06
- ABA/976/2021 of TUSHAR DILIP MANKAR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2021-04-06
- ABA/127/2020 of VIJAY SADASHIV JADHAV Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2020-02-28
- ABA/1304/2019 of DINESH WAMAN AWALE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2019-07-12
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