Whoever, being a public servant, and being legally bound as such public servant not to engage in trade, engages in trade, 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.
CHAPTER XII OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS
Section 202: Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding IPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
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1. Community service is one of the punishments prescribed under which of the following provisions of the BNS? 1. Section 356(2) (defamation) 2. Section 355 (misconduct in public by a drunken person) 3. Section 351(2) (criminal intimidation) 4. Section 202 (public servant unlawfully engaging in trade) Select the correct answer using the code below.