BNS355
BNS Section 355: Misconduct in public by a drunken person
Punishment punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-four hours, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both or with community service
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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 · BNS355. Misconduct in public by a drunken person.— Whoever, in a state of intoxication, appears in any public place, or in any place which it is a trespass in him to enter, and there conducts himself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-four hours, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both or with community service.
Cite as: Section 355, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)