Section 506Punishment for criminal intimidation

s. 506

506. Punishment for criminal intimidation Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; and if the threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death or [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to impute unchastity to a woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

1. 157. The words “imprisonment for life” were substituted, for the word “transportation” by section 22 of the Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance No. XLI of 1985).