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Section 257 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

    Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.— Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or… 

    Section 259 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

      Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend.— Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person charged with or… 

      Section 260 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

        Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed.— Whoever, being a public servant, legally bound as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in… 

        Section 261 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

          Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.— Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to keep in confinement any person charged with or convicted of any offence or… 

          Section 262 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

            Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.— Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself for any offence with which he is charged or of which… 

            Section 263 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

              Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person.— Whoever, intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any other person for an offence, or rescues or attempts to rescue any… 

              Section 264 BNS: Meaning, Punishment & Bailable or Not

                Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for.— Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to apprehend, or to keep in…