IPC Section 190 — Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
contempt's the lawful authority public servants
Criminal
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 1 year, or fine, or both
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both”
Summary
A person who threatens to harm someone in order to stop that person from asking a public official for legal protection against harm commits an offence. This applies when the public official has the legal authority to provide or arrange that protection. The punishment for this offence can be imprisonment for up to one year, a fine, or both.
Official Text
Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection against any injury to any public servant legally empowered as such to give such protection, or to cause such protection to be given, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- BNS §225 — Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
