Here We Describe Section 198 BNS Act Mentions “Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person” And Section 198 Is A Part Of CHAPTER XII OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS in New Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Act.
Here We Also Describe Definitions Of Section 198 BNS With an Explanation And Illustration of CHAPTER XII.–
Definition of Section 198 BNS-
| Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person | Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will by such disobedience, cause injury to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. |
| Illustration- | A, being an officer directed by law to take property in execution, in order to satisfy a decree pronounced in Z’s Favor by a Court, knowingly disobeys that direction of law, with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause injury to Z. A has committed the offence defined in this section. |
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