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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Section 217 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

    False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person— Whoever gives to any public servant any information which he knows or believes to be false, intending… 

    Section 218 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

      Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant.— Whoever offers any resistance to the taking of any property by the lawful authority of any public servant, knowing or having reason to… 

      Section 219 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

        Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant.— Whoever intentionally obstructs any sale of property offered for sale by the lawful authority of any public servant, as such, shall be punished… 

        Section 221 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

          Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.— Whoever voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend… 

          Section 222 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

            Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance.— Whoever, being bound by law to render or furnish assistance to any public servant in the execution of his public duty, intentionally omits… 

            Section 223 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

              Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.— Whoever, knowing that, by an order promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, he is directed to abstain from a certain act, or…