BNS Section 250: Taking gift, etc
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 213
Procedural Classification Summary
T aking gift, etc., to screen
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment for 7 yearsan offender fromand fine.class. punishment if the offence is punishable with death
If punishable with
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 yearsimprisonment for life orand fine.class. with imprisonment for 10 years
If punishable with
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class
Punishment: Imprisonment for one-imprisonment for less than fourth of the longest termclass. 10 years.provided for the offence, or fine, or both
Official Legal Provision / Summary
Formal change but essence is same. Section is reorganized in form of clauses (a), (b) and (c) and sub-headings are dropped.