Question

Given below are a legal principle and a factual situation. Apply the given legal principle to the factual situation and select the most appropriate answer to the question given below:

Principle: Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of any injury to that person, or to any other, and thereby dishonestly induces that person so put in fear to deliver to any person any property, commits extortion.

Factual Situation: A entered B's house, caught hold of B's daughter C and threatened to stab her if A did not give him Rs.10,000 immediately. B gave him the amount. A is prosecuted for extortion.

• A. A has committed theft, no extortion.
• B. A has committed extortion.
• C. A has committed both theft and extortion.
• D. A has not committed any offence.

Answer 1

The correct option is B A has committed extortion.

Section 383 of IPC tells about the concept of extortion. Extortion is the picking up of property or cash by practically any sort of power or risk of brutality, property harm, damage to someone's social respect or reputation.

A has committed extortion as he threatened B by stabbing B's daughter to get money from B.

Hence, B is the correct option.