|Supreme Court of India
Section 364A IPC | Brandishing Firearm During Abduction Constitutes Implied Threat to Life, Satisfying Essential Ingredient: SC
The Supreme Court ruled that the use of a firearm during kidnapping, even without an explicit ransom demand or call records, constitutes a sufficient threat under Section 364A IPC. This holding clarifies that the essential ingredient of 'threat to life' can be inferred from conduct alone, impacting prosecutions in abduction cases.