BNS221
BNS Section 221: Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
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 and five hundred rupees, or with both
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Arrest, bail & court
- Non-cognizable · Bailable · Any Magistrate
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS221. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.— Whoever voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions, 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 and five hundred rupees, or with both.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 186 of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 221, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)