When does extortion become robbery under the Pakistan Penal Code?
Correct answer: D. When the offender is present and creates fear of immediate harm
- A. When the property taken exceeds a prescribed value
- B. When the property is taken secretly from a building
- C. When the victim reports the offence to the police
- D. When the offender is present and creates fear of immediate harm
Explanation
Extortion becomes robbery when the offender is present and puts the victim in fear of immediate death, hurt or wrongful restraint, causing delivery of the property. Secret taking from a building concerns other property offences, not this rule.
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