IPC §506 → BNS §351
Punishment for criminal intimidation. If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc
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506. Punishment for criminal intimidation.—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 8[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.
(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. (2) 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. (3) Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation by threatening 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. (4) Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication, or having taken 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 under sub-section (1).
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 506 absorbed into BNS 351(2) and 351(3).
Old position
IPC 506 is concerned with Punishment for criminal intimidation. If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc. Punishment for criminal intimidation
New position
BNS 351 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Criminal intimidation. 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
BNS 351 (Criminal intimidation) preserves the framework of IPC 506. BNS 351 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 351 text: Whoever threatens another by any means, with any injury to...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 351 (Criminal intimidation) preserves the framework of IPC 506. BNS 351 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 351 text: 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 506 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 351 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 351 (Criminal intimidation). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
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Indian Penal Code, 1860 · §506
View government sourcemha.gov.in(opens the Indian Penal Code, 1860 PDF on mha.gov.in in a new tab)Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · PDF
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · §351
View government sourcemha.gov.in(opens the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 PDF on mha.gov.in in a new tab)Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · PDF
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Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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