508. Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered object of divine displeasure

Whoever voluntarily causes or attempts to cause any person -

to do anything which that person is not legally bound to do;

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 for a term not exceeding 3 years, fine or both.

A performs a ceremony at Z's door with the intention of causing it to be believed that, by so performing, he renders Z an object of divine displeasure. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

A threatens Zthat unless Zperforms a certain act, A will kill one ofA's own children under such circumstances that the killing would be believed to render Z an object of divine displeasure. A has committed the offence defined in this section.