BNS · 351
Criminal Intimidation
BailableNon-cognizable
Understanding the issue
Threatening someone with harm to scare them or force them to do something is criminal intimidation.
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 2 years, or fine, or both
Examples
- A sends threatening messages to B saying 'I will harm your family'. A commits criminal intimidation.
The section as enacted
Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property, with intent to cause alarm, or to cause that person to do or omit to do any act, commits criminal intimidation.