Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 205: Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
IPC Section 171 is covered by BNS Section 205.
- BNS 205IPC: 171Changed
Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.
Upper limit of fine is increased from rupees two hundred to five thousand.
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 168: Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman · IPC 140
- BNS 243: Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution · IPC 206
- BNS 244: Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution · IPC 207
- BNS 320: Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors · IPC 421
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