Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 503 in BNS
Criminal intimidation. Section 503 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Criminal intimidation) corresponds to Section 351(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 18 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
The examination of the accused to explain circumstances appearing in evidence against him is conducted under:
Answer & explanation
Section 351 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 313 CrPC. The accused is not administered an oath and is not liable to punishment for refusing to answer or for giving false answers.
Criminal intimidation is punishable under:
Answer & explanation
Section 351 BNS
BNS Section 351 corresponds to IPC Sections 503 and 506. It requires a threat of injury to person, reputation or property with intent to cause alarm or to compel an act the person is not legally bound to do.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | Punishment for defamation | 356(2) |
| 501 | Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory | 356(3) |
| 502 | Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter | 356(4) |
| 504 | Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace | 352 |
| 505 | Statements conducing to public mischief | 353 |
| 506 | Punishment for criminal intimidation | 351(2) |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
Practise free Full IPC→BNS table