IPC Section 508 - 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.

IPC 508 in Simple Words

If someone tries to make another person do something they are not legally obligated to do or refrain from something they are legally entitled to do by falsely claiming that divine displeasure will befall them or someone they care about, they can be punished with up to one year of imprisonment, a fine, or both.

Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure

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