Indian Penal Code, 1860 → Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
IPC 217BNS 255
Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
BNS 255 full section — punishment, bail and court →
Canonical: https://www.vakilpedia.com/ipc-217-to-bns
Quick facts: IPC 217 is BNS 255
- Punishment
- Imprisonment up to 2 years, or fine, or both
- Bailable?
- Bailable
- Cognizable?
- Non-cognizable
- Tried by
- Any Magistrate
For offences under the BNS (on or after 1 July 2024); older cases follow the IPC and CrPC. Source: First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023, and the wording of the section. Not legal advice.
What changed
- No change.
Drafting-ready
Under Section 255 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 217 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860)...
Frequently asked
Is IPC 217 bailable or non-bailable?
Under BNS 255 it is bailable and non-cognizable, and is tried by Any Magistrate. Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
What is the punishment for IPC 217 under BNS?
BNS 255: imprisonment up to 2 years, or fine, or both.
What is IPC 217 equivalent in BNS?
IPC Section 217 (Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture) corresponds to Section 255 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
What changed between IPC 217 and BNS 255?
No change.
How do I cite BNS 255 in a pleading?
Under Section 255 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 217 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860)...
Need another section? The full converter covers IPC to BNS, CrPC to BNSS and IEA to BSA.
Open the converterNearby IPC sections
- IPC 213 → BNS 250 — Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
- IPC 214 → BNS 251 — Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
- IPC 215 → BNS 252 — Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
- IPC 216 → BNS 253 — Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
- IPC 216A → BNS 254 — Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
- IPC 218 → BNS 256 — Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
- IPC 219 → BNS 257 — Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc. contrary to law
- IPC 220 → BNS 258 — Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
- IPC 221 → BNS 259 — Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend
- IPC 222 → BNS 260 — Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
Popular sections
- IPC 406 → BNS 316(2) — Punishment for criminal breach of trust
- IPC 448 → BNS 329(4) — Punishment for house- trespass
- IPC 365 → BNS 140(3) — Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person
- IPC 506 → BNS 351(2)/(3) — Criminal intimidation punishment
- CrPC 151 → BNSS 170 — Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences
- IPC 292 → BNS 294 — Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc
- IPC 455 → BNS 331(5) — Lurking house-trespass or house- breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
- IPC 342 → BNS 127(2) — Punishment for Wrongful confinement