Is BNS Section 339 Bailable or Non-Bailable? Arrest Guidelines
BNS Section 339: Having possession of document described in Section (Legacy IPC Section 337)
Statutory Classification Details
Having possession of a
Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
Official Punishment: Imprisonment fordocument, knowing it to be7 years and fine.class. forged, with intent to use it as genuine; if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 337. If the document is one ofImprisonment for life,the description mentionedor imprisonment forclass. in section 338.7 years and fine. 340(2) Using as genuine a forgedPunishment for forgerydocument which is knownof such document.class. to be forged