BNS Section 240 – Fraud by false personation to obtain release or bail
Chapter 14: False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 240
IPC S.229A
🔒 Non-Bailable
🔍 Cognizable
⚖ Magistrate Court
Whoever having been charged with an offence and released on bail or on bond without sureties wilfully and intentionally fails to appear at the place and time required by the terms of such bail or bond shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Up to 1 year or fine or both. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Triable by Any Magistrate.
