Lawgist166Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will by such disobedience, cause injury to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
IIIustration
A, being an officer directed by law to take property in execution, in order to satisfy a decree pronounced in Z's favour by a Court of Justice, knowingly disobeys that direction of law, with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause injury to Z. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
Download our fully-offline, High speed android app.- Click here
- 161 [Repealed.]
- 162 [Repealed.]
- 163 [Repealed.]
- 164 [Repealed.]
- 165A [Repealed.]
- 166 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
- 166A Public servant disobeying direction under law
- 166B Punishment for non-treatment of victim
- 167 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
- 168 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
- 169 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
- 170 Personating a public servant
- 171 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
