Bail Status Guide

Is BNS Section 294 Bailable or Non-Bailable? Arrest Guidelines

BNS Section 294: Sale, etc (Legacy IPC Section 292)

Statutory Classification Details

Sale, etc., of obscene

  • 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: On first conviction, withbooks, etc.imprisonment for 2 years, and with fine of 5,000 rupees, and, in the event of second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for 5 years, and with fine of 10,000 rupees