Section 218. Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant
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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section number
218
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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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.
