criminal
Right to Dignity of Human Person
Extortion violates your dignity. Section 34 protects you from degrading treatment.
Constitution
Understanding your rights and options when police officers request illegal payments.
Extortion violates your dignity. Section 34 protects you from degrading treatment.
You can seek legal redress for violations of your fundamental rights.
Section 406 criminalizes extortion by threats. Police threatening arrest or prosecution to extract money commit this offence, punishable by up to 14 years.