Threat of injury to public servant

What this section does

Penalises anyone who threatens injury to a public servant, or to a person in whom the public servant is believed to be interested, with the purpose of inducing that public servant to do, forbear, or delay any act connected with the exercise of official functions.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Quick reference

Punishment

Imprisonment of either description up to 2 years, or fine, or both.

Triable by

Magistrate of First Class

Cognizable

No

Bailable

Yes

Compoundable

No

Ingredients (what prosecution must prove)

1. The accused held out a threat of injury
2. The threat was directed at a public servant or a person in whom the accused believes the public servant to be interested
3. The purpose was to induce the public servant to do, forbear, or delay an act connected with the exercise of the public servant's official functions

Derived from IPC s.189.