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Section 170 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
170. 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 may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Related Sections
- Section 330: Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
- Section 147: Punishment for rioting
- Section 190: Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
- Section 406: Punishment for criminal breach of trust
- Section 45: Life
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