BNS Section 226: Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain from applying or restrain of lawful power

BNS Section 226 has no direct counterpart in the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

1. BNS 226IPC: NewNew provision

   Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain from applying or restrain of lawful power.

   “Whoever attempts to commit suicide with the intent to compel or restrain any public servant from discharging his official duty shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both, or with community service”.

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.