The IPC 1860 was replaced by the BNS 2023 (in force 2024-07-01); no verified section mapping on file for Section 190 — confirm the corresponding provision (savings: Section 358, BNS 2023).
Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection against any injury to any public servant legally empowered as such to give such protection, or to cause such protection to be given, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE Punishment--Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both--Non-cognizable--Bailable--Triable by any Magistrate--Non-compoundable.