Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 221: Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
IPC Section 186 is covered by BNS Section 221.
- BNS 221IPC: 186Changed
Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to two thousand and five hundred rupees.
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.
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