Section 224 Earlier IPC 189
Threat of injury to public servant
Chapter 13: Contempts of the lawful authority of public servants
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.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
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- 221Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functionsIPC 186
- 222Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistanceIPC 187
- 223Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servantIPC 188
- 225Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servantIPC 190
- 226Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power