CHAPTER X - CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both.

Preventing the service of the affixing of any summons of notice, or the removal of it when it has been affixed, or preventing a proclamation.

Simple imprisonment for 1 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

If summons, etc., require attendance in person, etc., in a Court of Justice.

Simple imprisonment for 6 months or fine of 1,000 rupees, or both.

Not obeying a legal order to attend at a certain place in person or by agent, or departing therefrom without authority.

Simple imprisonment for 1 month or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

If the order requires personal attendance, etc., in a Court of Justice.

Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or 1,000 rupees, or both.

Internationally omitting to produce a document to a public servant by a person legally bound to produce or deliver such document.

Simple imprisonment for 1 month or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

The court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXVI; or, if not committed in a Court, any Magistrate.

If the document is required to be produced in or delivered to a Court of Justice.

Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or 1,000 rupees, or both.

Ditto

Intentionally omitting to give notice or information to a public servant by a person legally bound to give such notice or information.
 

Simple imprisonment for 1 month or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

If the notice or information required respects the commission of an offence, etc.

Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or 1,000 rupees, or both.

Ditto

If the notice or information is required by an order passed under sub-section (1) of section 356 of this Code.

Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or 1,000 rupees, or both.

Ditto

Knowingly furnishing false information to a public servant.

Ditto

Ditto

If the information required respects the commission of an offence, etc.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Ditto

Refusing oath when duly required to take oath by a public servant.

Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or 1,000 rupees, or both.

The court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXVI; or, if not committed in a Court, any Magistrate.

Being legally bound to state truth and refusing to answer questions.

Simple imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or 1,000 rupees, or both.

Refusing to sign a statement made to a public servant when legally required to do so.

Simple imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

Knowingly stating to a public servant on oath as true that which is false.

Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.

Giving false information to a public servant in order to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any person.

Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine or 1,000 rupees, or both.

Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant.

Ditto

Obstructing of property offered for sale by authority of a public servant.

Imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

Bidding, by a person under a legal incapacity to purchase it, for property at a lawfully authorised sale, or bidding without intending to perform the obligations incurred there by.

Obstructing public servant in discharge of his public functions.

Imprisonment for 3 months, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give such assistance.

Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.

Wilfully neglecting to aid a public servant who demands aid in the execution of process, the prevention of offences, etc.

Simple imprisonment for 6 month, or fine of 500 rupees, or both.

Disobedience to an order lawfully-promulgated by a public servant, if such disobedience causes obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employed.

Simple imprisonment for 1 month, or fine of 200 rupees, or both.

If such disobedience causes danger to human life, health or safety, etc.

Imprisonment for 6 month, or fine of 1000 rupees, or both.

Threatening a public servant with injury to him or one in whom he is interested, to induce him to do or forbear to do any official act.

Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.

Threatening any person to induce him to refrain from making a legal application for protection from injury.

Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.

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