| Section | Punishment | Cognizable? | Bail | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198 Public servant disobeying direction of the law with intent to cause injury to any person. | Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both | Non-cognizable | Bailable | Magistrate of the first class |
Source: First Schedule of the BNSS 2023 (classification of offences)
Section 198 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023:Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.
Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
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 favour 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.