Sentencing Guide
BNS Section 284 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 284: Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel (Legacy IPC Section 282)
Statutory Classification Details
Conveying person by water
- Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
- Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Any Magistrate
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment forfor hire in unsafe or6 months, or fine of overloaded vessel.5,000 rupees, or both