IPC Section 190
Here is the explanation of IPC Section 190:
⚖️ Section 190 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is not part of the IPC, but rather belongs to the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973.
However, people often confuse the two.
📘 CrPC Section 190 – Cognizance of offences by Magistrates
Section 190(1), CrPC: Any Magistrate of the first class, and any Magistrate of the second class specially empowered by the State Government, may take cognizance of any offence:
(a) Upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitute such offence;
(b) Upon a police report of such facts;
(c) Upon information received from any person other than a police officer, or upon the Magistrate’s own knowledge.
✅ Meaning of "Cognizance":
Taking cognizance means the Magistrate acknowledges that an offence appears to have been committed and agrees to proceed with a legal examination (like starting an inquiry or trial).
📝 In simple terms:
A Magistrate can begin legal action against someone based on:
A complaint,
A police report (charge sheet or FIR),
Any other information, or
Their own knowledge.
🏛️ Purpose:
This section empowers Magistrates to initiate legal proceedings and ensures no crime goes unnoticed, even if it's not directly reported by the police.
If you actually meant IPC Section 190 (and not CrPC), please clarify, because IPC only has 511 sections, and Section 190 IPC does exist but has a different meaning.
✅ IPC Section 190 — Threat of injury to induce a person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
Here’s the actual IPC Section 190:
"Whoever threatens another with injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or reputation of anyone in whom that person is interested, with intent to cause that person to refrain from applying for protection to any public servant legally empowered to give such protection, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both."
🔍 Explanation:
If someone threatens another person with harm to stop them from going to a public servant for protection (like police or magistrate),
That threat is a criminal offence under this section.
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