Of Criminal Intimidation, Insult And Annoyance
IPC Section 507 - Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 507 deals with criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication.
Full official legal text
507. Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication. 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 impriso nment 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.
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IPC Section 505
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