286 Indian Penal Code. [1860 : Act XLV*

(Chapter X. — Oj contempts oj the lawful authority o/ Public

Servants.)

179' Whoever> being legally bound to state the truth on any
servant subject to any public servant, refuses to answer any question
delnanded of him touching that subject by such public servant in the
exercise of the legal powers of such public servant, 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.

Befusing igfl. Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when

statement, required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent

to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with

simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months,

or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

ment onate" 181' Whoever> beinS leSally bound by an oath x[or affirmation] to
oath or state the truth on any subject to any public servant or other person
affirmation to authorized by law to administer such oath 1[or affirmation], makes,
Lrvant to such public servant or other person as aforesaid, touching that
or pers?n subject, any statement which is false, and which he either knows or
admSter an believes to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be punished
oath or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend

affirmation.

2[182. Whoever gives' to any public servant any information which
intent to he knows or believes to be false, intending thereby to cause, or
8e^antUtboiC knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, such public
use MS lawful servant —

power to the
injury of

another
person

(a) to do or omit anything which such public servant ought
not to do or omit if the true state of facts respecting
which such information is given were known by him, or

(-b) to use the lawful power of such public servant to the injury
or annoyance of any person,

shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend
to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Illustrations.

(a) A informs a Magistrate that Z, a police-officer, subordinate to such
Magistrate, has been guilty of neglect of duty or misconduct, knowing such
information to be false, and knowing it to be likely that the information will
cause the Magistrate to dismiss Z, A has committed the offence defined in
this section*

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1 Ins. by Hie Indito Oaths Act, 1873 (10 of 1873), s. 15.

aSubs. by the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1895 (3 of J895>
$< 1, for the original s. 182.