INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
186. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
221. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
186. 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 to three months, or
with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
221. 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 to three months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand
and five hundred rupees, or with both.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023