Is BNS Section 267 Bailable or Non-Bailable? Arrest Guidelines
BNS Section 267: Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding (Legacy IPC Section 228)
Statutory Classification Details
Intentional insult or
Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
Triable Court: Any Magistrate
Official Punishment: Simple imprisonment forinterruption to a public6 months, or fine ofoffence is committed, servant sitting in any stage 5,000 rupees, or both.subject to the of a judicial proceeding.provisions of Chapter XXVIII; or, if not committed, in a Court, any Magistrate