BNS Section 262 – Refusing to sign statement
Chapter 14: False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 262
IPC S.180
✓ Bailable
Non-Cognizable
⚖ Magistrate Court
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 five thousand rupees or with both.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
Up to 3 months or fine up to Rs 5000 or both. Non-cognizable. Bailable. Triable by Any Magistrate.
