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    • Mar 25, 2023
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How To File A Criminal Case Against Blackmailing Me ?

Blackmail is an act of coercion by using a threat of revealing or publicising either some true or false information about a person or people unless certain demands of the blackmailers are met.


The information so mentioned above is mostly damaging and may be revealed to family or friends rather than the general public. The crime of blackmailing is generally conducted for personal gains such as for money, position or property.


Blackmailing as criminal intimidation under Section 503 of the IPC-

When a person threatens some other person with an injury to his person, reputation or property or to someone he/she is interested in, with an intent to cause alarm to that person, or to omit to do some act which he/she is entitled to do, it would be termed as causing criminal intimidation.


The offence of criminal intimidation could be punished with an imprisonment of a period extending up to two years or with fine or both.


Blackmailing as defined under Section 384-

Punishment for committing the crime of extortion would be an imprisonment for a term extending up to three years or with fine or both. The offence under this Section is non-bailable and shall be tried by the Magistrate.

Requirement for the offence of blackmailing-

  • A demand shall be made of someone else, accompanied or reinforced in a way by some consequence if the demand is not met with, hence coercing the aggrieved party to do what is demanded.

  • The intent behind such an act is to make some gain or to cause loss to anyone.

  • The perpetrator truly believed that-

  • Such demand was based on reasonable grounds

  • The menace so caused was the proper way to reinforce demand.

Offences related to blackmailing-

As the offence of blackmail covers unwarranted demand with a menace, many other offences could also be carried out as part of committing blackmail-

  • Robbery under Section 8(1) of the Theft Act, 1968 could be understood as an act when a person puts or seeks to put another person under fear of being subjected to force in case their demands are not met.

  • In case there is some threat to destroy or damage property provided under Section 2 of the Criminal Damage Act, 1971

  • If a person receives some consideration in exchange for agreeing to not report any “relevant offence”, as provided under Section 5 of the Criminal Law Act, 1967.

  • Blackmail is an indictable offence. An individual is subject to a maximum sentence of 14 years in jail.

Webcam Blackmail-

It could be understood as the non-physical form of coercion to extort sexual favours from the victim, also known as sextortion. Sextortion can be viewed as a broad category of sexual exploitation with the use of compulsion through the abuse of power.


An increase in the webcam blackmails is being recorded affecting both young and old, male and female alike. It could be connected to webcam trolling as well.


To file a criminal case against blackmailing-

In case you are facing blackmailing, it is advised to seek legal guidance from experienced criminal lawyer in delhi , who could advise you with the proper procedure to be followed in such a situation. It is, however, advised to initiate the criminal proceedings by filing a police complaint or FIR against such act of blackmailing.


Also, in case a charge of blackmailing has been filed against you, it is advised that you immediately contact an experienced criminal lawyer delhi or criminal lawyer in Ghaziabad , or your own city.


Lead India offers you a team of experienced criminal lawyers who have been successfully dealing with cases involving various criminal laws. Hence, in case you wish to seek free legal advice or seek free legal advice online, you may contact us.


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