IPC Section 186 is now BNS Section 221

IPC 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) → BNS 221 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions

Verbatim · BNS 221221. 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.

Read the full BNS Section 221 →

Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still charged and tried under the IPC; the BNS applies to offences on or after that date.

Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.