Indian Penal Code Section 389:
Putting a person in fear of being accused of an offense for the purpose of extortion —Whoever, in order to commit extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of an accusation, against that person or any other, of having committed or attempted to commit an offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the offence is punishable with death or with.