IPC Section 189

Indian Penal Code

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S. 189

Threat of injury to public servant

Description

Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any public servant, or to any person in whom he believes that public servant to be interested, for the purpose of inducing that public servant to do any act, or to forbear or delay to do any act, connected with the exercise of the public functions of such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Threatening a public servant with injury to him or one in whom he is interested, to induce him to do or forbear to do any official act

2 Years or Fine or Both

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Non-Cognizable; Cognizable in A.P.

Bailable

Any Magistrate

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
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