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Section 258 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
258. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law.
Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority to commit persons for trial or to confinement, or to keep persons in confinement, corruptly or maliciously commits any person for trial or to confinement, or keeps any person in confinement, in the exercise of that authority knowing that in so doing he is acting contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
Related Sections
- Section 303: Theft
- Section 238: Causing Disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender
- Section 271: Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life
- Section 279: Fouling water of public spring or reservoir
- Section 190: Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object
Related Acts
- Post Office Act, 2023
- Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019
- Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
- National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017
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