Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Section 506 Bangladesh Penal Code-BPC-Dafa-Punishment for criminal intimidation

Section 506 Bangladesh Penal Code-BPC-Dafa-Punishment for criminal intimidation:

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 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.

Section 507 Bangladesh Penal Code-BPC-Dafa-Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication

Section 507 Bangladesh Penal Code-BPC-Dafa-Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication:

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 508 Bangladesh Penal Code-BPC-Dafa-Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure

Section 508 Bangladesh Penal Code-BPC-Dafa-Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure:

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.

Illustrations


(a) A sits dhurna at Z's door with the intention of causing it to be believed that, by so sitting, he renders Z an object of Divine displeasure. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

(b) A threatens Z that, unless Z performs a certain act, A will kill one of A's own children, under such circumstances that the killing would be believed to render Z an object of Divine displeasure. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

Section 509 Bangladesh Penal Code-BPC-Dafa-Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman

Section 509 Bangladesh Penal Code-BPC-Dafa-Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman:

Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Section 510 Bagladesh Penal Code-Dafa-Misconduct in public by a drunken person

Section 510 Bagladesh Penal Code-Dafa-Misconduct in public by a drunken person:
510. Whoever, in a state of intoxication appears in any public place, or in any place which it is a trespass in him to enter, and there conducts himself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-four hours, or with fine which may extend to ten taka, or with both.

Section 511 Bangladesh Penal Code-Dafa-Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment

Section 511 Bangladesh Penal Code-Dafa-Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment:
511. Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with [ imprisonment for life] or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with [ imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence], or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.

Illustrations


(a) A makes an attempt to steal some jewels by breaking open a box, and finds after so opening the box, that there is no jewel in it. He has done an act towards the commission of theft, and therefore is guilty under this section.

(b) A makes an attempt to pick the pocket of Z by thrusting his hand into Z's pocket. A fails in the attempt in consequence of Z's having nothing in his pocket. A is guilty under this section.