Criminal Intimidation:
1. Sec. 503 defines “Criminal Intimidation”
2. The accused threatens the complainant with any injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or reputation of any one in whom that person is interested, with intent to cause alarm to that person, or to cause that person to do any act which he is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do any act which that person is legally entitled to do, as the means of avoiding the execution of such threat.
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3. In criminal intimidation, only constructive force is employed.
4. Criminal Intimidation is lesser offence than extortion.
5. Punishment: 2 Years or with fine or both (Sec. 504)
6. Illustrations: [Write illustration of Sec. 503.]
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Extortion:
1. Sec. 383 defines “Extortion”.
2. The accused intentionally puts the complainant in fear of any injury to that person, or to any other, and thereby dishonestly induces the person so put in fear to deliver to any person any property for valuable security, of anything signed or sealed which may be converted into a valuable security.
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3. In Extort, actual force may be employed.
4. Extortion is severe offence than criminal intimidation.
5. Punishment: 3 Years, or with fine, or with both. (Sec. 384)
6. Illustrations: Write illustrations of Sec. 383.