IPC → BNS

IPC Section 507 in BNS

IPC Section 507 corresponds to BNS Section 351 (4) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionIndian Penal Code, 1860, Section 507
New provision351 (4)
New ActBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNS Section 351 (4) — Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication

Drafting note. Ditto.

(1) Whoever threatens another by any means, 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. Illustra

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Questions this page answers

What is IPC 507 in BNS?

IPC Section 507 is BNS Section 351 (4) — Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.

Has the provision changed?

Ditto.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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