BNS215
BNS Section 215: Refusing to sign statement
Punishment punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees, or with both
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Arrest, bail & court
- Non-cognizable · Bailable
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS215. Refusing to sign statement.— Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees, or with both.
Cite as: Section 215, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)