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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, X threatens to burn Y's house unless Y stops pursuing a civil…

The threat of injury to property is intended to make Y omit an act that Y is legally entitled to do. This is criminal intimidation under section 351(1), whose illustration…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, X threatens to burn Y's house unless Y stops pursuing a civil suit that Y is legally entitled to pursue. Which offence does the threat constitute?

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The threat of injury to property is intended to make Y omit an act that Y is legally entitled to do. This is criminal intimidation under section 351(1), whose illustration addresses the same situation.

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Option A

The facts describe no destruction or injurious change to property. A threat alone does not establish mischief.

Option B

Threatening injury to the house to make Y abandon a lawful suit satisfies section 351(1).

Option C

The facts involve no entrusted property or dishonest misuse of entrusted property.

Option D

X demands that Y stop a suit. The facts involve no dishonest inducement to deliver property or valuable security.

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