Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 256
Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
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BNS Section 256 deals with public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture and replaces IPC 218.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture. | Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. | Cognizable. | Bailable. | Magistrate of the first class. |
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 256
256. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.
Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 256 in the IPC?
BNS Section 256 (Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture) replaces Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 218 is now BNS 256.
What is the punishment under BNS 256?
Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture – punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is cognizable and bailable, triable by magistrate of the first class.
Is BNS 256 bailable?
Bailable: BNS 256. 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 251 — Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
- BNS 252 — Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
- BNS 253 — Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
- BNS 254 — Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
- BNS 255 — Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
- BNS 257 — Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
- BNS 258 — Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
- BNS 259 — Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend
- BNS 260 — Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
- BNS 261 — Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant