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 XIVSection 262
Section262

Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension

AI Assist

Summary

Intentionally resisting or illegally obstructing a lawful arrest, or escaping or attempting to escape lawful custody, is punishable with imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both. It applies when a person resists being taken into custody for the offence they are charged with or convicted of. The penalty is in addition to any sentence for the original offence.

Example

Ravi is accused of shop theft. When police come to take him into custody, he struggles with an officer and runs away. He can be charged for resisting lawful apprehension and face up to two years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both, in addition to any punishment for the theft.

Bare Act

Enacted text

Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself for any offence with which he is charged or of which he has been convicted, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained for any such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Explanation

The punishment in this section is in addition to the punishment for which the person to be apprehended or detained in custody was liable for the offence with which he was charged, or of which he was convicted.

BNSS Classification

  • Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.
  • Cognizable
  • Bailable
  • Triable by Any Magistrate.
Keep going
Newsletter

Join the top 1% of law aspirants

Get weekly high-yield legal updates, landmark judgment breakdowns, and smart prep strategies sent straight to your inbox.

We never share your email.

Previous year papers

Pick your exam. we'll email the most recent paper.

Download previous year papers

For

We'll never share your email. Promise.

XIV

Chapter XIV

Of False Evidence And Offences Against Public Justice

In this chapter

  • 227Giving false evidence
  • 228Fabricating false evidence
  • 229Punishment for false evidence
  • 230Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
  • 231Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
  • 232Threatening any person to give false evidence
  • 233Using evidence known to be false
  • 234Issuing or signing false certificate
  • 235Using as true a certificate known to be false
  • 236False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
  • 237Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
  • 238Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
  • 239Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform
  • 240Giving false information respecting an offence committed
  • 241Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence
  • 242False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution
  • 243Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
  • 244Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution
  • 245Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due
  • 246Dishonestly making false claim in Court
  • 247Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due
  • 248False charge of offence made with intent to injure
  • 249Harbouring offender
  • 250Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
  • 251Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender
  • 252Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
  • 253Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered
  • 254Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits
  • 255Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
  • 256Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
  • 257Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
  • 258Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
  • 259Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend
  • 260Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed
  • 261Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant
  • 262Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
  • 263Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person
  • 264Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for
  • 265Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for
  • 266Violation of condition of remission of punishment
  • 267Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
  • 268Personation of an assessor
  • 269Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court
Previous · Section 261Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servantNext · Section 263Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person