BNS section 204 to IPC section 170: Personating a public servant
BNS section 204 maps to IPC section 170.
Description
Mandatory minimum imprisonment is introduced as six months and upper limit is increased from two years to three years.
Punishment
The available mapping record does not specify a punishment.
Notes
This section correspondence is a research aid, not a statement that the provisions are identical. Verify the current statutory text, commencement and case-specific applicability before relying on it.
Official Government of India source for the new criminal laws