Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 206: Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
IPC Section 172 is covered by BNS Section 206.
- BNS 206IPC: 172Changed
Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding.
The upper limit of the fine is increased from five hundred to five thousand rupees and one thousand to ten thousand rupees; 'Court of justice' is replaced by 'Court' etc.
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 242: False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution · IPC 205
- BNS 257: Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc. contrary to law · IPC 219
- BNS 267: Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding · IPC 228
- BNS 73: Printing or publishing any matter relating to court proceedings without permission · IPC 228A
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