17. Compelling or inducing a victim of crime or witness to leave any place, or causing loss or damage to the property of a victim of crime or witness

Any person who—

compels, or by practice of deceitful means or by abuse of authority or by any other means of illegal practice induces or forces any victim of crime or witness to leave any place; or

intentionally or knowingly causes any loss, damage or destruction to a property in which a victim of crime or witness has a legitimate interest, with the intention of preventing such victim of crime or witness from lodging a complaint or making any statement against such person to a law enforcement authority or testifying against such person at any judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings or in retaliation for a statement made to a law enforcement authority or due to the testimony made against such person in any judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings by such victim of crime or witness, commits an offence under this Act, and shall on conviction by the High