BNS Section 202 – Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to cause injury
Chapter 12: Offences by or Relating to Public Servants ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 202
IPC S.166
✓ Bailable
Non-Cognizable
⚖ Magistrate Court
Whoever being a public servant knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant intending to cause or knowing it to be likely that he will by such disobedience cause injury to any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Simple imprisonment up to 1 year or fine or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Triable by Any Magistrate.
