Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 198: Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
IPC Section 166 is covered by BNS Section 198.
- BNS 198IPC: 166No change
Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.
No change.
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.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 255: Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture · IPC 217
- BNS 201: Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury · IPC 167
- BNS 217: False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person · IPC 182
- BNS 346: Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury · IPC 489
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