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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.
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- Section 188: Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
- Section 300: Disturbing Religious assembly
- Section 291: Negligent conduct with respect to animal
- Section 352: Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace
- Section 259: Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend
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