BNS Section 219: Obstructing sale of property offered by authority of public servant for sale
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 184
Procedural Classification Summary
Obstructing sale of property
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Imprisonment for 1 month,offered for sale by authority or fine of 5,000 rupees, of a public servant.or both
Official Legal Provision / Summary
Upper limit of fine has been increased from five hundred to five thousand rupees.