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Extortion: 'Pay or I file'

“Pay or I file.”

Is demanding money under threat of a case extortion?

In short. Demanding money under threat of a case is extortion, whoever makes the demand. Record the demand and report it in writing. Never pay for silence. A case filed only as a bargaining chip can be quashed.

General information, not advice on your case. Please speak to your own lawyer, or to your District Legal Services Authority, about your case.

Last updated 17 October 2026.

The door, step by step

  1. Demanding money under threat of a case is extortion, whoever makes the demand.Section 384 IPC / Section 308 BNS: extortion
  2. Record the demand and report it in writing.
  3. Never pay for silence. A case filed only as a bargaining chip can be quashed.
What backs it up. Demanding money under threat of a case is a separate offence in the criminal code, whoever makes the demand.Section 308 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (old Section 384 Indian Penal Code). India Code: indiacode.gov.in. Read the source
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