BNS · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 224 — Threat of injury to public servant.
Replaces IPC Section 189.
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.
Nearby sections
- 221 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
- 222 Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance.
- 223 Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.
- 225 Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.
- 226 Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power.
- 227 Giving false evidence.
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