Section 207 BNS – Section 207 of New Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

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by

Sudhir Rao, Advocate at Supreme Court of India

in BNS

Section 207 BNS or Section 207 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita talks about “Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof.“

Section 207 of BNS is part of CHAPTER XIII OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act

Definition of Section 207 BNS

Whoever in any manner intentionally prevents the serving on himself, or on any other person, of any summons, notice or order proceeding from any public servant legally competent, as such public servant, to issue such summons, notice or order, or intentionally prevents the lawful affixing to any place of any such summons, notice or order or intentionally removes any such summons, notice or order from any place to which it is lawfully affixed or intentionally prevents the lawful making of any proclamation, under the authority of any public servant legally competent, as such public servant, to direct such proclamation to be made,––

(a) shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both;

(b) where the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent, or to produce a document or electronic record in a Court, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both

FAQs

What offence is defined under BNS 207 ?

Section BNS – Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof.

Section 207 of BNS is similar to which section of IPC?

IPC Section Not Found is similar to Section 207 BNS

Section 207 of BNS is Part of which chapter in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 ?

Section 207 of BNS is part of CHAPTER XIII OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act

Other Section of BNS

CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II
OF PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER III
GENERAL EXCEPTIONS

CHAPTER IV
OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT Of Abetment

CHAPTER V
OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILDREN Of Sexual offences

CHAPTER VI
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY Of offences affecting life

CHAPTER VII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE

CHAPTER VIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE

CHAPTER IX
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS

CHAPTER X
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY NOTES, BANK NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS

CHAPTER XI
OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY

CHAPTER XII
OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS

CHAPTER XIII
OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

CHAPTER XIV
OF FALSE EVIDENCEAND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

CHAPTER XV
OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS

CHAPTER XVI
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION

CHAPTER XVII
OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

CHAPTER XVIII
OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS

CHAPTER XIX
OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC

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