INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
178. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to
213. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to
make it.
178. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public
servant to make it.--Whoever refuses to bind himself by an oath 3*[or
affirmation] to state the truth, when required so to bind himself by a
public servant legally competent to require that he shall so bind
himself, 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.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
213. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.—Whoever
refuses to bind himself by an oath or affirmation to state the truth, when required so to bind himself by a
public servant legally competent to require that he shall so bind himself, shall be punished with simple
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand
rupees, or with both.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023