Lawgist166APublic servant disobeying direction under law
1[166A. Public servant disobeying direction under law.-- Whoever, being a public servant,--
(a) knowingly disobeys any direction of the law which prohibits him from requiring the attendance at any place of any person for the purpose of investigation into an offence or any other matter, or
(b) knowingly disobeys, to the prejudice of any person, any other direction of the law regulating the manner in which he shall conduct such investigation, or
(c) fails to record any information given to him under sub-section (1) of section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), in relation to cognizable offence punishable under section 326A, section 326B, section 354, section 354B, section 370, section 370A, section 376, section 376A, 2 [section 376AB, section 376B, section 376C, section 376D, section 376DA, section 376DB], section 376E or section 509,
shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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1. Ins. by Act 13 of 2013, s. 3 (w.e.f. 03-02-2013).
2. Subs. by Act 22 of 2018, s. 2, for "section 376B, section 376C, section 376D" (w.e.f. 21-4-2018).
- 161 [Repealed.]
- 162 [Repealed.]
- 163 [Repealed.]
- 164 [Repealed.]
- 165A [Repealed.]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
