Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 259: Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend
IPC Section 221 is covered by BNS Section 259.
- BNS 259IPC: 221Changed
Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend.
Section is reorganized in form of clauses (a), (b) and (c).
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 239: Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform · IPC 202
- BNS 264: Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for · IPC 225A
- BNS 222: Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance · IPC 187
- BNS 211: Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it · IPC 176
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