Section 198 BNS: Public Servant Disobeying Law, With Intent To Cause Injury To Any Person

Table of Contents

Section 198 BNS | BNS 198

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.

READ OTHER SECTIONS OF CHAPTER XII — OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS

Section No.	Section Title
198	Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.
199	Public servant disobeying direction under law.
200	Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
201	Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.
202	Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.
203	Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.
204	Personating a public servant.
205	Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.

Read all the chapters of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023

FAQs of BNS Section 198

198 BNS punishment and fine

Punishment and fine under Section 198 of the BNS: Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
198 BNS cognizable or not

The offence under Section 198 of the BNS is non-cognizable.
198 BNS bailable or not

The offence under Section 198 of the BNS is bailable.
198 BNS trial court

Offence specified in Section 198 of the BNS is triable by the Magistrate of the first class.

Important Points

Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer can arrest a person without a warrant.

Non-Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer cannot arrest a person without a warrant.

Bailable Offences: These are offences where the accused can get bail from the police station itself. All bailable offences are listed in the First Schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

Non-Bailable Offences: Offences in which bail is not granted directly from the police station but after hearing the case in the court, the judge decides when bail will be granted. All non-bailable offences are listed in the first schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).