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Section 204 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
204. Personating a public servant.
Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does not hold such office or falsely personates any other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour of such office, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with fine.
Related Sections
- Section 178: Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes
- Section 252: Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc
- Section 200: Punishment for nontreatment of victim
- Section 117: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
- Section 28: Consent known to be given under fear or misconception
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