Section 179Part 5 — Offences Injurious to the Public in General
Libels to extort money
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179. A person who publishes or threatens to publish any libel upon some other person or directly or indirectly threatens to print or publish or directly or indirectly proposes to abstain from printing or publishing, or directly or indirectly offers to prevent the printing or publishing of any matter or thing touching any other person with intent to extort money, valuable thing or pecuniary advantage of any kind from any person, commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for three years. Section 180 Penal Code (2026 Revision) Page 78 Revised as at 31st December, 2025 c