Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
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Summary
If someone resists a public servant who is lawfully taking property, and they know or have reason to believe the person is a public servant, they can be punished. Penalty may be imprisonment up to six months, or a fine up to Rs 1,000, or both.
Example
Priya tries to stop a police constable from lawfully seizing a shop's mobile phone as evidence and she knows he is an officer. Under this rule she can face up to six months' imprisonment, or a fine up to Rs 1,000, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever offers any resistance to the taking of any property by the lawful authority of any public servant, knowing or having reason to believe that he is such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
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