Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)

Section 151 - Extortion

(1) A person who extorts property from any other person by means of threat commits a second degree felony.

(2) When used with reference to extortion, “threat” does not include a threat of criminal assault or harm to the person threatened.

Illustration

If A obtains money from B by threat of violence to B, A does not commit extortion, but the criminal offence of robbery.

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