BNS Section 226 — Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power
Section 226 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
226. Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power.—Whoever attempts to commit suicide with the intent to compel or restrain any public servant from discharging his official duty shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both, or with community service. ¶
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