Section 350 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023
Section 350 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 pertains to:
"Criminal intimidation"
Bare Act Language:
Whoever threatens another by any means, with any injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or reputation of any one in whom that person is interested, with intent to cause alarm to that person, or to cause that person to do any act which he is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do any act which that person is legally entitled to do, as the means of avoiding the execution of such threat, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Key Ingredients:
Threat: Of injury to person, reputation, or property.
Target: The person himself or anyone he is interested in.
Intent:
To cause alarm, or
To force the person to do/omit something against their legal rights or duties.
Punishment:
Imprisonment (up to 2 years), or
Fine, or
Both.
Explanation:
This section criminalizes intimidation or threats that are meant to disturb a person emotionally or manipulate their actions. The intimidation must have a malicious intent—either to alarm or to influence behavior illegally.
Illustration:
If A tells B, "I’ll harm your family if you don’t withdraw your police complaint," A is committing criminal intimidation under Section 350 BNS.
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