Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure
Chapter 19: Criminal intimidation, insult, annoyance, defamation, etc.
Whoever voluntarily causes or attempts to cause any person to do anything which that person is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do anything which he is legally entitled to do, by inducing or attempting to induce that person to believe that he or any person in whom he is interested will become or will be rendered by some act of the offender an object of Divine displeasure if he does not do the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to do, or if he does the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to omit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Illustrations.
(a) A sits dharna at Z’s door with the intention of causing it to be believed that, by so sitting, he renders Z an object of Divine displeasure. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
(b) A threatens Z that, unless Z performs a certain act, A will kill one of A’s own children, under such circumstances that the killing would be believed to render Z an object of Divine displeasure. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 351Criminal intimidationIPC 503, 506
- 352Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peaceIPC 504
- 353Statements conducing to public mischiefIPC 505
- 355Misconduct in public by a drunken personIPC 510
- 356DefamationIPC 499, 500
- 357Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless personIPC 491