Section 507 · Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
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Whoever commits the offence of
criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication, or having taken precaution to conceal the name
or abode of the person from whom the threat comes, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to two years, in addition to the punishment provided for the
offence by the last preceding section.
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- up to 2 years
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Magistrate of the first class
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
In the new law
IPC 507BNS 351(4)
351(4)
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