Does that mean criminal intimidation? India,check details.?

Question

During a casual fight if some woman says her boy friend in anger ;'' I will kill you''.
Does it mean that she is intimidating him criminally?
India

Answer 1

Here the first & foremost thing which we have to see what is the intention of the person inflicting such threat to another person. The very fact in absence of Mens Rea or criminal intention to commit such offence we cannot hold the person threatening another for the offence of criminal intimidation. Any casually spoken words complained here as amounting to any threat during the conversation between two friends who otherwise have no enmity amongst them will not be taken to be done with a criminal intention to actually commit such offence which looks to be threat by the person to another. This can be explained by another example where a mother in order to discipline her children in anger tell them of physical harm to them doesn’t amount to criminal intimidation as in such a case the real intention is not to actually inflict the physical harm but to discipline them. In the given case this girl with an intention to get her things done or to show her anger to her boy friend just to emphasize her anger used such words regarding killing him will not amount to criminal intimidation as defined under section 503 of the Indian Penal Code.

Answer 2

"i will kill you " never meant and will never mean as the meaning go ... it's just the reflection of the emotions at the high time of anger ....letting somebody know that u r as much angry as u can b where the anger can force you to kill someone. !!

Answer 3

offence is offence whether it is uttered in anger or otherwise. any thing done on self defence, need not be an offence!

Answer 4

It means you're in trouble.