BNS168
BNS Section 168: Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both
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Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Bailable · Any Magistrate
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS168. Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.— Whoever, not being a soldier, sailor or airman in the Army, Naval or Air service of the Government of India, wears any garb or carries any token resembling any garb or token used by such a soldier, sailor or airman with the intention that it may be believed that he is such a soldier, sailor or airman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.
Cite as: Section 168, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)