Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 255: Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
IPC Section 217 is covered by BNS Section 255.
- BNS 255IPC: 217No change
Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.
No change.
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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