BNS162
BNS Section 162: Abetment of such assault, if assault committed
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Magistrate of the first class
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS162. Abetment of such assault, if assault committed.— Whoever abets an assault by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, on any superior officer being in the execution of his office, shall, if such assault be committed in consequence of that abetment be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Cite as: Section 162, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)