# Judgments construing Section 389 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860

11 judgments in this corpus construe Section 389 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Putting person in fear or accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/389

Showing 1–11 of 11, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The section itself

- [Section 389 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/389) — Putting person in fear or accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion

## The judgments

- [SHAKUNTALA SHUKLA v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shakuntala-shukla-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-and-another-34997) — [2021] 6 S.C.R. 87 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [Satendra v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/satendra-v-state-of-u-p-ors-54432) — (2026) 4 ILRA 984 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 7
- [Alok Singh v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/alok-singh-v-state-of-u-p-53951) — (2026) 1 ILRA 606 · cited by 1 · names the section 13 times, first at printed page 9
- [Alok Singh v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/alok-singh-v-state-of-u-p-anr-53905) — (2025) 9 ILRA 28 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [(2024) 1 ILRA 960](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sanjeev-rawat-teetu-anr-v-state-of-u-p-anr-49243) — cited by 1 · names the section 12 times, first at printed page 2
- [Sonu Bharti v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sonu-bharti-v-state-of-u-p-ors-48553) — (2022) 5 ILRA 516 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2
- [LOK PRAHARI, THROUGH ITS GENERAL SECRETARY S.N. SHUKLA v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lok-prahari-through-its-general-secretary-s-n-shukla-v-election-commission-of-32459) — [2018] 12 S.C.R. 169 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [Magistrate, Sakti in Criminal Case No. 208/91- State of Chhattisgarh v. Lal G](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/magistrate-sakti-in-criminal-case-no-208-91-state-of-chhattisgarh-v-lal-g-22609) — [2007] 3 S.C.R. 328 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [SWAATI NIRKHI & ORS v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/swaati-nirkhi-ors-v-state-nct-of-delhi-ors-34941) — [2021] 2 S.C.R. 905 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [RAJENDRA KHARE v. SWAATI NIRKHI AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajendra-khare-v-swaati-nirkhi-and-ors-34671) — [2021] 1 S.C.R. 460 · names the section once, first at printed page 4
- [RA VIKANT S. PATIL v. SARVABHOUMA S. BAGALI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ra-vikant-s-patil-v-sarvabhouma-s-bagali-21776) — [2006] Supp. 8 S.C.R. 1156 · names the section once, first at printed page 1

## Elsewhere

- [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)