BNS Section 220: Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 185
Procedural Classification Summary
Illegal purchase or bid for
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,property offered for sale byor fine of 200 rupees, authority of public servant. or both
Official Legal Provision / Summary
No change.