LawpatraLawpatra.ai

Lawpatra is an AI-powered legal education platform designed to help aspirants crack premier law entrance and judiciary examinations. With adaptive mock tests, precision analytics, and 24/7 personalized AI tutoring, we provide a comprehensive ecosystem for your entire legal career journey.

Test series on the goGoogle Play

Explore

  • Prepare for our exams
  • Bare Acts
  • Blog
  • Download resources

Company

  • About
  • Careers
  • Contact us

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Account deletion

Product

  • AI Tutor
  • Features
  • How it works

Law Entrances

  • CLAT
  • CLAT PG
  • AILET
  • SLAT
  • MH CET Law

Judiciary

  • MPSC Civil Judge
  • Chhattisgarh Judiciary
  • OPSC Civil Judge
  • Gujarat Judiciary
  • Delhi Judicial Services
  • UP PCS-J
  • Rajasthan Judiciary Service

APO/ADPO

  • Bihar APO
  • Delhi APP
  • Haryana ADA
  • Madhya Pradesh ADPO
  • Rajasthan APO
  • Uttar Pradesh APO
  • Uttarakhand APO

Bare Acts

  • BNS
  • BNSS
  • BSA
  • IPC
  • CrPC
  • IEA
  • HMA
  • IDA
  • MVA

© 2026 Blingwork Technologies Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.

Offices: Hyderabad & Jodhpur

LawpatraLawpatra
BNS, 2023
Start Practicing
BNSChapter XIII
XIII

21 sections

Of Contempts Of The Lawful Authority Of Public Servants

  • Section206Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
  • Section207Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
  • Section208Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
  • Section209Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
  • Section210Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
  • Section211Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
  • Section212Furnishing false information
  • Section213Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
  • Section214Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question
  • Section215Refusing to sign statement
  • Section216False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
  • Section217False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person
  • Section218Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
  • Section219Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
  • Section220Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
  • Section221Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
  • Section222Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
  • Section223Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
  • Section224Threat of injury to public servant
  • Section225Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
  • Section226Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restraint exercise of lawful power
Previous · Chapter XIIOf Offences By Or Relating To Public ServantsNext · Chapter XIVOf False Evidence And Offences Against Public Justice