Category: IPC

171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined For the purposes of this Chapter- 91[(a)”candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election;] (b) “electoral right” means the right of a person to stand, or not to stand as, or to withdraw from being, a candidate or to vote or refrain from voting … Continue reading “171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined – Indian Penal Code, 1860″

171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent Whoever, not belonging, to a certain class of public servants, wears any garb or carries any token resembling any garb or token used by that class of public servants, with the intention that it may be believed, or with the knowledge that … Continue reading “171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent – indian penal code”

  170. Personating a public servant Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does not hold such office or falsely personates any other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour of such office, shall be punished with … Continue reading “170. Personating a public servant – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

  169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property Whoever, being a public servant, and being legally bound as such public servant, not to purchase or bid for certain property, purchases or bids for that property, either in his own name or in the name of another, or jointly, or in shares with others, … Continue reading “169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document, frames or translates that document in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it … Continue reading “167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document, frames or translates that document in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it … Continue reading “167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury -Indian Penal Code, 1860”

166. Public 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, … Continue reading “166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person – Indian Penal Code, 1860”

repealed [To 165A. repealed by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988)]

160. Punishment for committing affray Whoever commits an affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

159. Affray When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to “commit an affray”.