| Section | Punishment | Cognizable? | Bail | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman. | Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 2,000 rupees, or both | Cognizable | Bailable | Any Magistrate |
Source: First Schedule of the BNSS 2023 (classification of offences)
Section 168 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023:Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.
Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Whoever, not being a soldier, sailor or airman in the Army, Naval or Air service of the Government of India, wears any garb or carries any token resembling any garb or token used by such a soldier, sailor or airman with the intention that it may be believed that he is such a soldier, sailor or airman, 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 rupees, or with both.