Calcutta High Court Rules Threatening Tenant with Eviction Not Criminal Intimidation

The Calcutta High Court ruled that mere threats of eviction by a landlord to a tenant do not constitute criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC. The Court distinguished between civil rights enforcement (such as eviction processes) and criminal acts, clarifying that legal notices or warnings to vacate premises, even if sternly worded, do not amount to intimidation in criminal law. The decision helps maintain clarity on the boundaries between civil remedies available to landlords and criminal liability, avoiding unnecessary penalization of lawful actions taken in landlord-tenant disputes.