Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 220
Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
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BNS Section 220 deals with illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant and replaces IPC 185.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant. | Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both. | Non-cognizable. | Bailable. | Any Magistrate. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 220
220. Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant.
Whoever, at any sale of property held by the lawful authority of a public servant, as such, purchases or bids for any property on account of any person, whether himself or any other, whom he knows to be under a legal incapacity to purchase that property at that sale, or bids for such property not intending to perform the obligations under which he lays himself by such bidding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 220 in the IPC?
BNS Section 220 (Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant) replaces Section 185 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 185 is now BNS 220.
What is the punishment under BNS 220?
Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant – punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is non-cognizable and bailable, triable by any Magistrate.
Is BNS 220 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 220. Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 215 — Refusing to sign statement
- BNS 216 — False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
- BNS 217 — False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person
- BNS 218 — Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant
- BNS 219 — Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
- BNS 221 — Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
- BNS 222 — Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
- BNS 223 — Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
- BNS 224 — Threat of injury to public servant
- BNS 225 — Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant