Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 225
Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
In one line
BNS Section 225 deals with threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant and replaces IPC 190.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant. | Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, 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 225
225. Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.
Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desist from making a legal application for protection against any injury to any public servant legally empowered as such to give such protection, or to cause such protection to be given, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 225 in the IPC?
BNS Section 225 (Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant) replaces Section 190 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 190 is now BNS 225.
What is the punishment under BNS 225?
Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant – punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is non-cognizable and bailable, triable by any Magistrate.
Is BNS 225 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 225. Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
Still citing the IPC? Convert any old section in seconds, or keep the whole case — dates, clients and sections — in one diary.
Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 220 — Illegal purchase or bid for 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 226 — Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power
- BNS 227 — Giving false evidence
- BNS 228 — Fabricating false evidence
- BNS 229 — Punishment for false evidence
- BNS 230 — Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence