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    Question

    Under Section 351(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

    (BNS), 2023, the act of threatening another with injury to their person, reputation, or property with the intent to cause alarm or to compel them to perform an act they are not legally bound to do, is defined as:
    A Extortion Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Defamation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Criminal Intimidation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Coercion Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Assault Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Correct Answer: 3 The Nature of the Threat The threat must be directed toward:

    • The Person (physical harm).
    • The Reputation (blackmail or character assassination).
    • The Property (damage to assets).
    • The threat can also be directed toward someone in whom the target is interested (e.g., threatening a person's child).

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