● Modified in BNS
Section 506 IPC punished criminal intimidation with imprisonment up to 2 years, or fine, or both; where the threat was to cause death, grievous hurt, destruction of property by fire, or an offence punishable with death/life/7+ years, or to impute unchastity to a woman — up to 7 years, or fine, or both.
BNS Section 351(2) and (3) retain the two tiers: up to 2 years, or fine, or both for simple criminal intimidation; up to 7 years, or fine, or both for the aggravated forms. Anonymous intimidation attracts up to 2 additional years under 351(4).
Substance retained; definition and punishment merged into a single BNS 351 covering all tiers.
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