BNS Section 215: Refusing to sign statement
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 180
Procedural Classification Summary
Refusing to sign a statement
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Simple imprisonment formade to a public servant3 months, or fine ofoffence is committed, when legally required to3,000 rupees, or both.subject to the provisions do so.of Chapter XXVIII; or, if not committed, in a Court, any Magistrate
Official Legal Provision / Summary
Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to three thousand rupees.