Indian Penal Code 1860
Section 189 :
Threat of injury to public servant :
(See section 224 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Threatening a public servant with injury to him or one in whom he is interested, to induce him to do or forbear to do any official act.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 2 year, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate.
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Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any public servant, or to any person in whom he believes that public servant to be interested, for the purpose of inducing that public servant to do any act, or to forbear or delay to do any act, connected with the exercise of the public functions of such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
State Amendment
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh :
Offence under section 189 is cognizable.
