BNS Section 204: Personating a public servant

IPC Section 170 is covered by BNS Section 204.

1. BNS 204IPC: 170Changed

   Personating a public servant.

   Mandatory minimum imprisonment is introduced as six months and upper limit is increased from two years to three years.

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.