Section 221. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section number
221
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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
221. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
Whoever voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand and five hundred rupees, or with both.
