Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure
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Summary
Forcing or trying to force someone to do something they are not legally bound to do, or to omit something they are legally entitled to do, by making them believe the offender will make them an object of Divine displeasure. Applies when the inducement is about being punished or shamed as under divine anger. Punishable with up to one year imprisonment, or fine, or both.
Example
Rohan tells Priya that unless she gives him money he will tell the community that God is angry with her; fearing social stigma she pays him. Rohan has committed the offence and may be punished with up to one year imprisonment, or fine, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever voluntarily causes or attempts to cause any person to do anything which that person is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do anything which he is legally entitled to do, by inducing or attempting to induce that person to believe that he or any person in whom he is interested will become or will be rendered by some act of the offender an object of Divine displeasure if he does not do the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to do, or if he does the thing which it is the object of the offender to cause him to omit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Illustrations
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(a) A sits dhurna at Z’ door with the intention of causing it to be believed that, by so sitting, he renders Z an object of Divine displeasure. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
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(b) A threatens Z that, unless Z performs a certain act, A will kill one of A’ own children, under such circumstances that the killing would be believed to render Z an object of Divine displeasure. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
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