In this article, we will introduce you to Section 258 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS Section 258). In today’s article we will talk about what is Section 258 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita? As we know that IPC has now been replaced by BNS. So let’s start.
Definition of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 258
Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law- Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority to commit persons for trial or to confinement, or to keep persons in confinement, corruptly or maliciously commits any person for trial or to confinement, or keeps any person in confinement, in the exercise of that authority knowing that in so doing he is acting contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.