BNS Section 214 – Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
Chapter 12: Offences by or Relating to Public Servants ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 214
IPC S.190
✓ Bailable
Non-Cognizable
⚖ Magistrate Court
Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection against any injury to any public servant legally empowered as such to give such protection or to cause such protection to be given shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Up to 1 year or fine or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Triable by Any Magistrate.
