IPC section 188 to BNS section 223: Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
IPC section 188 maps to BNS section 223.
Description
The section is reorganised in the form of clauses (a) and (b). In clause (a), the upper limit of imprisonment is increased from one month to six months, and the fine is increased from two hundred to two thousand and five hundred rupees. In clause (b), the limit of impris onment is increased from six months to one year, and the fine from one thousand rupees to five thousand rupees.
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