INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
180. Refusing to sign statement
215. Refusing to sign statement.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
180. Refusing to sign statement.--Whoever refuses to sign any
statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a
public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that
statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which
may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five
hundred rupees, or with both.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
215. Refusing to sign statement.—Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when
required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that
statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or
with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees, or with both.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023