IPC Section 503
Here’s a clear explanation of IPC Section 503:
Section 503 – Criminal intimidation
Legal Text:
"Whoever threatens another with any 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 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 he is legally entitled to do, as the means of avoiding the execution of such threat, commits criminal intimidation."
Key Points:
Threat: A person must threaten injury to:
The body or person,
Reputation, or
Property of the victim or someone related/interested to the victim.
Intent: The threat must be made with the intention to cause alarm or coerce the victim into doing or refraining from doing something.
The threat can be verbal, written, or implied by conduct.
Punishment:
The punishment varies under Sections 503-506 IPC.
Section 506 IPC prescribes punishment for criminal intimidation, generally:
Imprisonment up to 2 years, or
Fine, or
Both.
If threat is to cause death or grievous hurt, punishment may be more severe.
Summary:
Section 503 IPC defines criminal intimidation — threatening harm or injury to a person or their loved ones to induce fear or compel certain actions. It’s a serious offence because it infringes on a person’s sense of safety and freedom.
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