BNS §226

Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power

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BNS §226
Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power

Whoever attempts to commit suicide with the intent to compel or restrain any public servant from discharging his official duty shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both, or with community service.

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BNS 226 (attempting to commit suicide with intent to compel or restrain a public servant from discharging official duty) is a NEW offence introduced by BNS in Chapter XIII. There is no direct IPC Chapter X counterpart. IPC 309 (the general attempt-to-commit-suicide offence) is not carried into BNS as a general offence — it has been effectively decriminalised through the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 framework which presumes severe stress in such cases. BNS 226 carves out a narrow exception: where the suicide attempt is instrumental coercion against a public servant. Punishment: simple imprisonment up to 1 year, fine, or both, or community service.

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