Sentencing Guide
BNS Section 197 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 197: Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration (Legacy IPC Section New)
Statutory Classification Details
Imputations, assertions
- Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
- Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years,prejudicial to nationalor fine, or both.class. integration
If committed in a place of
- Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
- Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 5 yearspublic worship, etc.and fine.class