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Indian Penal Code 1860 IPC 1860 Chapter XXII Section 503 to Section 510
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860) :
Chapter XXII : Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult And Annoyance :
Section 503 : : Criminal intimidation:
Whoever threatens another 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, commits criminal intimidation.
Explanation. - A threat to injure the reputation of any deceased person in whom the person threatened is interested, is within this section.
Section 504 : Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate
Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 505 : Statements conducing to public mischief:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Cognizable )
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
[(1) Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement rumor or report, -
(a) with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, any officer soldier, [sailor or airman] in the Army, [Navy or Air Force] [of India] to mutiny or otherwise disregard or fail in his duty as such]; or
(b) with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquillity; or
(c) with intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community; shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to [three years], or with fine, or with both.
[(2) Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes. - Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement or report containing rumor or alarming news with intent to create or promote, or which is likely to create or promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) Offence under sub-section (2) committed in place of worship, etc. - Whoever commits an offence specified in sub-section (2) in any place of worship or in an assembly engaged in the performance of religious worship or religious ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.]
Exception. - It does not amount to an offence, within the meaning of this section, when the person making, publishing or circulating any such statement rumor or report, has reasonable grounds for believing that such statement, rumour or report is true and makes, publishes or circulates it [in good faith and] without any such intent as aforesaid.]
State Amendment :
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Offence under sub-section (1) of Section 505 is cognizable.
Section 506 : Punishment for criminal intimidation:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Cognizable ) ( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Cognizable )
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Bailable ) ( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Non-bailable )
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Magistrate of the first class )
Punishment :Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Cognizable ) ( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Cognizable )
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Bailable ) ( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Non-bailable )
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Magistrate of the first class )
Whoever commits, the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both;
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc. - and if the threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death or [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to impute, unchastity to a woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
State Amendments :
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh :
Offence under 506 is cognizable and bailable.
Criminal intimidation if threat to be cause death or grievous hurt, etc : it is compoundable with the permission of the Court, by the person against whom the offence of criminal intimidation was committed.
Uttarpradesh :
Offence Under this section is cognizable, non-bailable, non compoundable and triable by Magistrate of the first class.
Section 507 : Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 2 years in addition to the punishment under above Section 506.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Cognizable )
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
By Which Court Triable :Magistrate of the first class.
Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication, or having take precaution to conceal the name or abode of the person from whom the threat comes shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, in addition to the punishment provided for the offence by the last preceding section.
State Amendments :
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh :
Offence under 507 is cognizable .
Section 508 : Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable.
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.
Whoever voluntarily causes or attempts to cause any person to do anything which that person is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do anything which he is legally entitled to do, by inducing or attempting to induce that person to believe that he or any person in whom he is interested will become or will be rendered by some act of the offender an object to Divine displeasure if he does not do the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to do, or if he does the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to omit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Section 509 : Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Simple imprisonment for 3 years with fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.
Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exibits any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, 1[ shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and also with fine.]
1.Subs. by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (No.13 of 2013).
Section 510 : Misconduct in public by a drunken person:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Simple imprisonment for 24 hours or fine of 10 rupees, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.
Whoever, in a state of intoxication, appears in any public place, or in any place which to is a trespass in him to enter, and there conducts himself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-four hours, or with fine which may extend to ten rupees, or with both.
Chapter XXII : Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult And Annoyance :
Section 503 : : Criminal intimidation:
Whoever threatens another 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, commits criminal intimidation.
Explanation. - A threat to injure the reputation of any deceased person in whom the person threatened is interested, is within this section.
Section 504 : Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate
Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 505 : Statements conducing to public mischief:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Cognizable )
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 5 years and fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
[(1) Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement rumor or report, -
(a) with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, any officer soldier, [sailor or airman] in the Army, [Navy or Air Force] [of India] to mutiny or otherwise disregard or fail in his duty as such]; or
(b) with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquillity; or
(c) with intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community; shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to [three years], or with fine, or with both.
[(2) Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes. - Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement or report containing rumor or alarming news with intent to create or promote, or which is likely to create or promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) Offence under sub-section (2) committed in place of worship, etc. - Whoever commits an offence specified in sub-section (2) in any place of worship or in an assembly engaged in the performance of religious worship or religious ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.]
Exception. - It does not amount to an offence, within the meaning of this section, when the person making, publishing or circulating any such statement rumor or report, has reasonable grounds for believing that such statement, rumour or report is true and makes, publishes or circulates it [in good faith and] without any such intent as aforesaid.]
State Amendment :
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Offence under sub-section (1) of Section 505 is cognizable.
Section 506 : Punishment for criminal intimidation:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Cognizable ) ( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Cognizable )
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Bailable ) ( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Non-bailable )
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Magistrate of the first class )
Punishment :Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Cognizable ) ( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Cognizable )
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Bailable ) ( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Non-bailable )
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.( State Amendment, Uttarpradesh : Magistrate of the first class )
Whoever commits, the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both;
If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc. - and if the threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death or [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to impute, unchastity to a woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
State Amendments :
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh :
Offence under 506 is cognizable and bailable.
Criminal intimidation if threat to be cause death or grievous hurt, etc : it is compoundable with the permission of the Court, by the person against whom the offence of criminal intimidation was committed.
Uttarpradesh :
Offence Under this section is cognizable, non-bailable, non compoundable and triable by Magistrate of the first class.
Section 507 : Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 2 years in addition to the punishment under above Section 506.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable ( State Amendment, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh : Cognizable )
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
By Which Court Triable :Magistrate of the first class.
Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication, or having take precaution to conceal the name or abode of the person from whom the threat comes shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, in addition to the punishment provided for the offence by the last preceding section.
State Amendments :
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh :
Offence under 507 is cognizable .
Section 508 : Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Imprisonment for 1 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable.
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.
Whoever voluntarily causes or attempts to cause any person to do anything which that person is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do anything which he is legally entitled to do, by inducing or attempting to induce that person to believe that he or any person in whom he is interested will become or will be rendered by some act of the offender an object to Divine displeasure if he does not do the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to do, or if he does the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to omit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Section 509 : Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Simple imprisonment for 3 years with fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.
Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exibits any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, 1[ shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and also with fine.]
1.Subs. by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (No.13 of 2013).
Section 510 : Misconduct in public by a drunken person:
Classification of Offence:
Punishment :Simple imprisonment for 24 hours or fine of 10 rupees, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.
Whoever, in a state of intoxication, appears in any public place, or in any place which to is a trespass in him to enter, and there conducts himself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-four hours, or with fine which may extend to ten rupees, or with both.
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