Indian Penal Code, 1860
189. Threat
of injury to public servant
Whoever holds out any
threat of injury to any public servant, or to any person in whom he believes
that public servant to be interested, for the purpose of inducing that public
servant to do any act, or to forbear or delay to do any act, connected with the
exercise of the public functions of such public servant, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or
with fine, or with both.