Criminal Intimidation!

Criminal Intimidation (Section 503):

A person commits criminal intimidation, if he threatens another with injury to him or his reputation or property, with an intention to cause harm or to cause him to do or not to do a thing. The gist of the offence is threat. A threat to the reputation of a dead person is also an offence under Sec-503.

E.g.

A wants to sue B. B threatens A to burn A's house. B is guilty under Sec-503.

Essentials:

The essentials are:

1) There should be a threat to cause injury to that person, his reputation or his property (or of another)

2) With intent to cause alarm

3) Causing that person to do any act which he is not legally bound to it, or omit to do legal act.

(Jugal Kishore V. state)

Punishment (Section 506 & Section 507):

Imprisonment up to 7 years or fine or both