BNS Section 221: Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 186
Procedural Classification Summary
Obstructing public servant
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 3 months,in discharge of his publicor fine of 2,500 rupees, functions.or both
Official Legal Provision / Summary
Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to two thousand and five hundred rupees.