IPC Section 228 — Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding

Summary

If a person deliberately insults or disrupts a judge or any other public official while that official is conducting any part of a court case, that person can be punished. The punishment can be simple imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to one thousand rupees, or both.

Official Text

Whoever intentionally offers any insult, or causes any interruption to any public servant, while such public servant is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Referred to by

• Consumer Protection Act §38 — Procedure on admission of complaint
• CrPC §345 — Procedure in certain cases of contempt
• Information Technology Act §46 — Power to adjudicate

Related Judgments

• TOFAN SINGH vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• Srinath Chintamani Bhandare through his; Power of Attorney Holder Ravi vs Hareram @ Vijay @ Pintu @ Santosh Jagannath, Verma — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2019)
• APPELLATE SIDE; C.O. 143 of 2021; Sri Subir Biswas vs Smt. Mousumi Biswas, Mr. Aniruddha Chatterjee, Sr. Adv., Mr. A. Lal Ch — Calcutta High Court (Kolkata Principal Seat) (2025)
• LALJI HARIDAS vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (1964)
• ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN vs DR. MADHAVRAO KINHALKAR & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2014)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §267 — Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding