Whoever, in order to commit extortion, puts any person in fear, or attempts to put any person in fear of any injury, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years and with caning.
Section history
Section 385 — Putting person in fear of harm in order to commit extortion
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
Section 385 — Original text to 1 February 2008superseded
Section 385 — From 1 February 2008 (current)rewritten by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
Whoever, in order to commit extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of any harm to that person or to any other person, in body, mind, reputation or property, whether such harm is to be caused legally or illegally, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years,2008years2008 and with2026shall also be liable to2026 caning.