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Section 219 BNS — Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 62

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219.Whoever intentionally obstructs any sale of property offered for sale by the lawful authority of any public servant, as such, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.

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