| Section | Punishment | Cognizable? | Bail | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195(1) Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. | Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine not less than 25,000 rupees, or both | Cognizable | Bailable | Magistrate of the first class |
| 195(2) Threatening to assault or attempting to obstruct public servant when suppressing riot, etc. | Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both | Non-cognizable | Bailable | Any Magistrate |
Source: First Schedule of the BNSS 2023 (classification of offences)
Section 195 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023:Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
(1) Whoever assaults or obstructs any public servant or uses criminal force on any public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant in endeavouring to disperse an unlawful assembly, or to suppress a riot or affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees, or with both.
(2) Whoever threatens to assault or attempts to obstruct any public servant or threatens or attempts to use criminal force to any public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant in endeavouring to disperse an unlawful assembly, or to suppress a riot or affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.