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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 170 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - PERSONATING A PUBLIC SERVANT Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.
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Section Section 170 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (PERSONATING A PUBLIC SERVANT Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.
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