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 imprisonment 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.
Section 507: Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 507 |
| Marginal note | Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 16 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- A482/9745/2025 of RAJ PRATAP SINGH Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHERAllahabad High Court · 2025-11-18
- ABA/2979/2022 of AKHILESH NANDLAL YADAV Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2022-11-28
- APPLN/1775/2022 of ABDUL RAUF ABDUL RAHEMAN SHAIKH Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2022-09-05
- APPA/289/2021 of DHARMANNA S/O RAMCHANDRA GURAV Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. PSO PS WASHIM (CITY), DIST. WASHIMBombay High Court · 2021-05-04
- ABA/1027/2018 of MILIND SHANTARAM KAMBLE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2018-05-25
- APPLN/7101/2016 of MR YADVENDRA S/O DILIP SHARMA Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANRBombay High Court · 2017-07-06
- APPLN/4127/2010 of PRASAD BADIWALE Vs MOHANLAL R. GUPTA @ AGRAWAL AND ANRBombay High Court · 2010-12-21
- APPLN/3727/2009 of BHARAT BALBHIM DESHMUKH AND ANR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2009-11-09
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