What is the punishment for failing to give a required notice or information to a public servant?

In detail

Section 211 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with people who are legally required to give a notice or information to a public servant but deliberately do not. For a normal omission, the law allows a simple imprisonment of up to one month, a fine of up to five thousand rupees, or both. If the notice or information that was withheld is related to preventing a crime, investigating an offence, or helping catch an offender, the penalty becomes harsher: imprisonment can go up to six months and the fine may be as high as ten thousand rupees, or both. A further increase applies when the required notice comes from an order made under section 394 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita; in that case, the offender can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to one thousand rupees, or both. The punishment is chosen based on the seriousness of the omission and its connection to criminal matters.