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.

BNSS Classification

• Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
• Non-cognizable
• Bailable
• Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Whoever, being in charge of a hospital, public or private, whether run by the Central Government, the State Government, local bodies or any other person, contravenes the provisions of section 449 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.

BNSS Classification

• Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
• Non-cognizable
• Bailable
• Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document or electronic record, frames, prepares or translates that document or electronic record in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

BNSS Classification

• Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
• Cognizable
• Bailable
• Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Whoever, being a public servant, and being legally bound as such public servant not to engage in trade, engages in trade, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both or with community service.

BNSS Classification

• Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both, or community service.
• Non-cognizable
• Bailable
• Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Whoever, being a public servant, and being legally bound as such public servant, not to purchase or bid for certain property, purchases or bids for that property, either in his own name or in the name of another, or jointly, or in shares with others, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; and the property, if purchased, shall be confiscated.

BNSS Classification

• Simple imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both and confiscation of property, if purchased.
• Non-cognizable
• Bailable
• Triable by Magistrate of the first class.

Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does not hold such office or falsely personates any other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour of such office, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with fine.

BNSS Classification

• Imprisonment for not less than 6 months but which may extend to 3 years and fine
• Cognizable
• Non-bailable
• Triable by Any Magistrate.

Whoever, not belonging to a certain class of public servants, wears any garb or carries any token resembling any garb or token used by that class of public servants, with the intention that it may be believed, or with the knowledge that it is likely to be believed, that he belongs to that class of public servants, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.

BNSS Classification

• Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
• Cognizable
• Bailable
• Triable by Any Magistrate.