BNS Section 255: Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 217
Procedural Classification Summary
Public servant disobeying a
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 2 years,direction of law with intent or fine, or both. to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture
Official Legal Provision / Summary
No change.