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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 178 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - REFUSING OATH OR AFFIRMATION WHEN DULY REQUIRED BY PUBLIC SERVANT TO MAKE IT Whoever refuses to bind himself by an oath. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.
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Section Section 178 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 (REFUSING OATH OR AFFIRMATION WHEN DULY REQUIRED BY PUBLIC SERVANT TO MAKE IT Whoever refuses to bind himself by an oath) 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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