Section 330 - “Extortion by Threat of Accusation for an Offence Punishable with Death, etc.”: 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 imprisonment for a term which exceeds ten years or of having attempted to induce any other person to commit such offence, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and may also be liable to fine. Section 331 - “Putting Person in Fear of Accusation of an Offence in Order to Commit Extortion”: Whoever in order to the committing of extortion puts or attempts to put any person in fear of an accusation against that person or any other of having committed or attempted to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, shall on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years and may also be liable to fine. ROBBERY AND BRIGANDAGE Section 332 - “Robbery Defined”: In robbery there is either theft or extortion. “Theft” is robbery if, in order to the committing of the theft or in committing the theft or in carrying away or attempting to carry away property obtained by the theft, the offender for that end voluntarily causes or attempts to cause to any person death or hurt or wrongful restraint or fear of instant death or of instant hurt or of instant wrongful restrain. “Extortion” is “robbery”, if the offender at the time of committing the extortion is in the presence of the person put in fear of instant death, of instant hurt or of instant wrongful restraint to that person or to some other person and by so putting in fear induces the person so put in fear then and there to deliver up the thing extorted. Explanation:- The offender is said to be present if he is sufficiently near to put the other person in fear of instant death, of instant hurt or of instant wrongful restraint. Illustrations:(a) (“A”) holds (“Z”) down and takes (“Z’s”) money and jewels from (“Z’s”) clothes without (“Z’s”) consent. Here (“A”) has committed theft and in order to the committing of that theft has voluntarily caused wrongful restraint to (“Z”). (“A”) has therefore committed robbery; 91

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