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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 152 IPC - Assaulting or obstructing public Servant when suppressing riot, etc

Section 152 IPC is now Section 2 of the BNS , Section 195(1) of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
152 - Assaulting or obstructing public Servant when suppressing riot, etc
New provision
Section 2 BNS Section 195(1) BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 2 BNS Modified In cases where the offender threatens to assault or attempts to obstruct a public servant or threatens or attempts to use criminal force on a public servant in the described situations, the punishment includes imprisonment of a term that may extend to one year. A fine may also be imposed under this sub - section. This is a rare case of a reduction in punishment.
Section 195(1) BNS Modified The Section 152 in the IPC regarding 'assaulting or obstructing public servants when suppressing riots, etc.' has been divided into two parts and included in Section 195 of the new law (BNS): one for the offence of assaulted in the section of public servants and the other for threatening to assault or attempt to obstruct, having different punishments and fines. The minimum threshold for a fine is twenty - five thousand rupees, and ‘or uses criminal force on any public servant' is added., IPS, Director, CAPT Bhopal

Section 152 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with assaulting or obstructing public Servant when suppressing riot, etc. Under the new law this is Section 2 of the BNS.

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