BNSS Section 216 - Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.
Description of BNSS Section 216 - Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.
A witness or any other person may file a complaint in relation to an offence under section 230 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
| Offence | Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant |
| Punishment | imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both. |
| Cognizance | Non-cognizable |
| Bail | Bailable |
| Triable | Any Magistrate. |