This section covers obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions. Whoever voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand and five hundred rupees, or with both.
Read also: Section 106 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS
What was the old IPC code for Section 221 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions was covered in S. 186*.