Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication – Section 507 of IPC:
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.
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Ingredients of Offence:
All the ingredients required to constitute an offence under the preceding section with the addition that the offence committed was by an anonymous communication of threat sent by accused. The essential ingredients of the offence under Section 507 are as follows:
(1) The accused threatened someone with injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or reputation of any one in whom the former was interested;
(2) The accused did so with intent to cause alarm to the said person;
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(3) The accused caused the victim to perform any act which he was not legally bound to do;
(4) The accused made the threat by anonymous communication sent to the victim of offence.
Procedure:
Non-cognizable, bailable, not compoundable and triable by a magistrate of the 1st class.