INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc.,
257. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc.,
contrary to law.
219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making
report, etc., contrary to law.--Whoever, being a public servant,
corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a
judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he
knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with
fine, or with both.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
257. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.—
Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial
proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be
punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with
fine, or with both.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023