IPC Section 384 is now BNS Section 308(2)

IPC 384 (Punishment for extortion) → BNS 308(2) Extortion

Verbatim · BNS 308(2)(2) Whoever commits extortion shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

Read the full BNS Section 308 →

Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still charged and tried under the IPC; the BNS applies to offences on or after that date.

Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.