BNS Section 195: Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc

IPC Section 152 is covered by BNS Section 195.

2 entries in the correspondence table: 2 changed.

1. BNS 195(1)IPC: 152Changed

   Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.

   The Section 152 in the IPC regarding 'assaulting or obstructing public servants when suppressing riots, etc.' has been divided into two parts and included in Section 195 of the new law (BNS): one for the offence of assaulted in the section of public servants and the other for threatening to assault or attempt to obstruct, having different punishments and fines. The minimum threshold for a fine is twenty-five thousand rupees, and ‘or uses criminal force on any public servant' is added.

2. BNS 195(2)IPC: 152Changed

   Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.

   In cases where the offender threatens to assault or attempts to obstruct a public servant or threatens or attempts to use criminal force on a public servant in the described situations, the punishment includes imprisonment of a term that may extend to one year. A fine may also be imposed under this sub-section. This is a rare case of a reduction in punishment.

Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.