A, for the purpose of inducing B to desist from a civil suit threatens to burn B's house. A is guilty…
Threatening to burn B's house to make B abandon a civil suit is criminal intimidation. Section 351(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 503 IPC) covers…
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A, for the purpose of inducing B to desist from a civil suit threatens to burn B's house. A is guilty of which one of the following?
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Correct answer B
Threatening to burn B's house to make B abandon a civil suit is criminal intimidation. Section 351(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 503 IPC) covers threats intended to make someone omit an act they are legally entitled to do, and its illustration uses these very facts. Actual destruction of property or delivery of money is not needed for this offence.
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