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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
disregard or fail in his duty as such; or
(b) with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public
or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an
offence against the state or against the public tranquility; or
(c) with intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of
persons to commit any offence against any other class or community 165[ ; or
(d) with intent to create or promote, or which is likely to create or promote,
feelings of enmity, hatred or illwill between different communities, classes or
sections of people,]
shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to 166[ seven years], or
with fine, or with both.
Exception. It does not amount to an offence, within the meaning of this section,
when the person making, publishing or circulating any such statement, rumour or
report, has reasonable grounds for believing that such statement, rumour or
report is true and makes, publishes or circulates it without any such intent as
aforesaid.
Prejudicial act by
167[ 505A. Whoever
words, etc
(a) by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representation or
otherwise does anything, or
(b) makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumour or report,
which is, or which is likely to be prejudicial to the interests of the security of
Bangladesh or public order, or to the maintenance of friendly relations of
Bangladesh with foreign states or to the maintenance of supplies and services
essential to the community, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.]
Punishment for
criminal intimidation
506. 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;
If threat be to cause
death or grievous
hurt, etc
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 168[
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.
Criminal intimidation
by an anonymous
communication
507. 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.
Act caused by
inducing person to
believe that he will be
rendered an object of
the Divine
displeasure
508. Whoever 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.
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