Chapter XXII – Criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance
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Chapter XXII – Criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance is a section of the Indian Penal Code that defines and prescribes punishments for acts intended to threaten, insult, or cause unlawful annoyance to others.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chapter of the Indian Penal Code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
legal persons where applicable under IPC
ⓘ
natural persons ⓘ |
| citation | Chapter XXII, Indian Penal Code, 1860 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Act 45 of 1860 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Section 503
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Section 504 ⓘ Section 505 ⓘ |
| country | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesOffence |
criminal intimidation
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intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace ⓘ making statements conducing to public mischief ⓘ threatening another with injury to person, reputation or property ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Imperial Legislative Council of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsConduct |
insulting behavior intended to provoke breach of peace
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publication or circulation of certain harmful statements ⓘ threatening communications ⓘ |
| hasPenaltyType |
both imprisonment and fine
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fine ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
High Courts of Indian states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | offences against the human body and reputation ⓘ |
| legalInstrumentType | substantive criminal law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indian criminal law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Penal Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectsInterest |
personal security
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public order ⓘ public tranquility ⓘ reputation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to penalize acts intended to cause unlawful annoyance
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to penalize acts intended to insult others ⓘ to penalize acts intended to threaten others ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication | whole of India except areas expressly excluded by law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chapter XX – Offences relating to marriage
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Chapter XXI – Defamation ⓘ |
| requiresElement |
intention to cause alarm or annoyance in criminal intimidation cases
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knowledge or reason to believe that statements may cause public mischief ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal intimidation
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intentional insult ⓘ statements conducing to public mischief ⓘ |
| usedIn | criminal prosecutions in Indian courts ⓘ |
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