What is covered in Section 187 regarding the omission to assist a public servant when bound by law to give assistance?
Section 187 addresses the offense of intentionally omitting to render or furnish assistance to any public servant when bound by law to give such assistance. The punishment for this offense is simple imprisonment for a term that may extend to one month, or with a fine that may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both. If such assistance is demanded by a public servant legally competent to make such demand for the execution of a lawful process, preventing an offense, suppressing a riot or affray, apprehending an offender, or preventing the escape of a person from lawful custody, the punishment may extend to six months, or with a fine that may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. [Chapter 10, Section 187]