BNS Section 218 — Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant
Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
218. Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant.—Whoever offers any resistance to the taking of any property by the lawful authority of any public servant, knowing or having reason to believe that he is such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both. ¶
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