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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 179

REFUSING TO ANSWER PUBLIC SERVANT AUTHORISED TO QUESTION Whoever, being legally bound to state the truth on any subject

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 179 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - REFUSING TO ANSWER PUBLIC SERVANT AUTHORISED TO QUESTION Whoever, being legally bound to state the truth on any subject. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 179:REFUSING TO ANSWER PUBLIC SERVANT AUTHORISED TO QUESTION Whoever, being legally bound to state the truth on any subject to any public servant, refuses to answer any question demanded of him touching that subject by such public servant in the exercise of the legal powers of such pubic servant, 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.

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