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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 186 IPC - Obstructing public servant in Discharge of public functions

Section 186 IPC is now Section 221 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
186 - Obstructing public servant in Discharge of public functions
New provision
Section 221 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 221 BNS Modified Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to two thousand and five hundred rupees.

Section 186 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with obstructing public servant in Discharge of public functions. Under the new law this is Section 221 of the BNS.

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