Sec.503 whoever threatens another with the INJURY to his................with intent to cause alarm...............or to cause that person to do any act..............................................................................commits criminal intimidation.
sec.44 INJURY--- the word injury denotes any HARM whatever ILLEGALLY caused.........................
sec.43 ILLEGAL includes
1] offence
2] act prohibited by law
3] which furnishes ground for civil action
From the combination of above three sections, It may be deducted that when one threatens other to ham his either by:-
1] committing offence;OR
2]by doing an act prohibited by law ; OR
3]by doing an act givinG rise to civil action
he commits the offence of criminal intimidation, if other ingriidents are fulfilled.
Q. A has committed theft. B, being aware of this fact threatens him that he will inform to the police, if A does not plough his field. IS THIS A CASE OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, inspite of the fact that informing to the police no way amounts to cause injury to the A, as it is clear from above said deduction
here B is threatening neither to
1]commit offence; nor to
2] do an act prohibited by law; nor to
3] do an act which furnishes round for civil action.
