Koi mujhe dhamki de raha hai. Kya yeh crime hai?

Simple answer

Haan, aksar. Aapko darane ya zabardasti kuch karwane ke liye aapko, family, property ya izzat ko nuksaan ki dhamki dena criminal intimidation hai. Jaan se maarne, serious chot ya aag lagane ki dhamki par 7 saal tak jail ho sakti hai.

Real-life examples

Lakshmi ka padosi kehta hai, 'Complaint wapas lo, warna dukaan jala dunga.' Yeh aag lagane ki dhamki wala criminal intimidation hai, jismein 7 saal tak saza ho sakti hai (BNS 351(3)).

Joseph ka business partner kehta hai, 'Mera paisa do, warna court mein case karunga.' Legal right use karne ki dhamki, jaise case karna, criminal intimidation nahi hai.

Tenzin ko ek unknown caller se dhamki wale calls aate hain, jo apni pehchaan chhupata hai. Anonymous dhamki par 2 saal tak extra saza ho sakti hai (BNS 351(4)).

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

1Turant khatra ho toh 112 par call karo aur safe jagah jao.
2Saboot sambhalo: call recording, messages, voice notes, letters, call logs, aur dhamki sunne walon ke naam.
3Thane mein written complaint do aur stamp lagi copy rakho. Sirf dhamki non-cognizable hai, toh police sirf NCR likh sakti hai.
4Agar dhamki ke saath extortion, stalking ya maarpeet jaisa koi aur crime hai, toh police se woh section jod kar FIR darj karne ko kaho.
5Police action na le toh Judicial Magistrate ke paas complaint karo. Executive Magistrate se bhi keh sakte ho ki us insaan se shanti banaye rakhne ka bond bharwaya jaye.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

Legal action ki baat kehna, jaise case karna, legal notice bhejna ya police complaint karna, criminal intimidation nahi hai.
Bina darane ke iraade se gusse mein bole gaye shabd shayad crime na hon. Lekin jhagda bhadkane ke liye jaan-boojh kar kiya gaya insult offence ho sakta hai (BNS 352).

Official legal reference

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 351
Criminal intimidation: 2 saal tak; jaan se maarne, grievous hurt ya aag ki dhamki par 7 saal tak; anonymous ho toh 2 saal tak aur.
Pehle: IPC Sections 503, 506, 507Official text padho
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 352
Shanti bhang karane ke iraade se jaan-boojh kar insult: 2 saal tak, ya fine, ya dono.
Pehle: IPC Section 504Official text padho
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 174
Non-cognizable cases mein police complaint likh kar Magistrate ke paas bhejti hai. Case mein ek bhi offence cognizable ho, toh poora case cognizable maana jata hai.
Pehle: CrPC Section 155Official text padho
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 126
Executive Magistrate shanti bhang karne wale insaan se 1 saal tak shanti banaye rakhne ka bond bharwa sakte hain.
Pehle: CrPC Section 107Official text padho
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 223
Magistrate ko complaint: complainant aur witnesses ke oath par bayaan hote hain, aur case lene se pehle accused ko suna jata hai.
Pehle: CrPC Section 200Official text padho

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Kahan lagu: Poore India mein
Law lagu hua: 1 Jul 2024
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