Legal World

Section 215 BNS — Refusing to sign statement

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 61

Open in NyayaOfficial PDF, page 61

215.Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees, or with both.

Text extracted from the official PDF (Ministry-published 2024 source copy). Line breaks and footnote marks may differ; the PDF is the authority.

For research. Check the official gazette and later amendments before citing a section.