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11. In reply to this contention of learned APP, learned Defence counsel has argued that all cases of attempted extortion are to be essentially governed by section 385 IPC alone and not by any other section. However, I do not find any merits in this submission of the learned Defence counsel because the very language of section 387 IPC itself makes it amply clear that it shall also cover the cases of an attempted extortion where extortion has been attempted alongwith some threat extended to the person upon whom it was to be committed and further it becomes amply clear that in order to invoke the provisions of section 387 IPC which has also been reproduced hereunder for the sake of convenience, it is not at all necessary that offence of extortion should have been essentially completed and even an attempt on the part of the offender to commit the extortion by putting the person upon whom the offence is FIR NO.67/06 State vs. Mohd. Naseem Khan 8/10 intended to be committed either in fear of death or to any other person shall be covered within the definition of said offence.

12. Section 387 IPC is reproduced hereunder:

"Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of death or of grievous hurt to that person or to any other, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine."

13. Hence, I do not find any merits in this contention of learned defence counsel that Section 387 is not attracted to the facts of the present case.