IPC §190 → BNS §225
Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
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190. Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.—Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection against any injury to any public servant legally empowered as such to give such protection, or to cause such protection to be given, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. CHAPTER XI OF FALSE EVIDENCEAND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection against any injury to any public servant legally empowered as such to give such protection, or to cause such protection to be given, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 190 (threat of injury to induce another to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection from a public servant) is preserved character-identically as BNS 225.
Old position
IPC 190 is concerned with Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant. Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
New position
BNS 225 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant. Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection against any injury to any public servant legally empowered as such to give
IPC 190 (threat of injury to induce another to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection from a public servant) is preserved character-identically as BNS 225.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
IPC 190 (threat of injury to induce another to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection from a public servant) is preserved character-identically as BNS 225.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 190 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 225 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 225 (Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §190 → BNS §225 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/ipc/190.
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