What is The Punishment if Threatened ? – Section 504 and 506 of Indian Penal Code
What is section 504
Intentional humiliation with the intention of provoking the breach of peace: Intentional humiliation with the intention of disturbing the peace
Punishment in section 504
Two years imprisonment or fine or both, it is a bailable, non-cognizable offense and is considered by any judge. This crime is negotiable by the aggrieved / humiliated person. Anyone who commits a crime of criminal intimidation can be punished with imprisonment of either type, which can be punished up to two years, or with fine, or both can be punished simultaneously.
What is Section 506
Punishment for criminal intimidation (criminal intimidation): Whoever intentionally insults someone with intent to provoke, intentional or knowing that such incitement may cause that person to breach public peace, or other offense Shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or shall be punishable with monetary punishment or both.
If threatened with death or committing a major offense or by burning or causing damage to fire or burning any property with fire, or committing an offense punishable with death sentence or with life imprisonment or imprisonment for a term of seven years. , Or to unnecessarily blaspheme the honor of an innocent woman. Threatening to kill or mistreat a woman or man, that is, to rape, then punished by either of them, which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. will go.
The most important thing is that the need of witnesses in this section is negligible and if there are strong witnesses and if I prove it to the victim court then it is more dangerous than sections 302 and 307, but the victim police and lawyers also take this section lightly. Which is not right.