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Section 221 BNS — Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 62

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221.Whoever voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand and five hundred rupees, or with both.

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