Threat of injury to public servant
Full Text
224. Threat of injury to public servant.—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.
Plain English Summary
This section penalizes anyone threatening injury to a public servant or a person they are interested in, to force them to act, refrain, or delay in performing public duties.
Key Legal Elements
- Holds out a threat of injury to a public servant or a person they are interested in
- Intention is to induce the public servant to act, forbear, or delay
- The action relates to the public functions of the public servant
Punishment
Imprisonment of either description up to 2 years, or fine, or both.
Practical Note
The threat must be specifically intended to influence the discharge of official duties. The threat can be directed at the public servant directly or to anyone the public servant is interested in (like close relatives or friends).
हिंदी पाठ
224. लोक सेवक को क्षति पहुँचाने की धमकी देना।—जो कोई किसी लोक सेवक को, या किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को जिसमें वह विश्वास करता है कि वह लोक सेवक हितबद्ध है, इस आशय से क्षति पहुँचाने की धमकी देगा कि वह उस लोक सेवक को प्रेरित करे कि वह लोक सेवक के रूप में अपने लोक कृत्यों के प्रयोग से संबंधित कोई कार्य करे, या करने से विरत रहे या करने में विलंब करे, उसे किसी एक अवधि के कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि दो वर्ष तक की हो सकेगी, या जुर्माने से, या दोनों से दंडित किया जाएगा।