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Section 178 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
178. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
Whoever refuses to bind himself by an oath 99[or affirmation] to state the truth, when required so to bind himself by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall so bind himself, 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.
Related Sections
- Section 477: Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security
- Section 197: Issuing or signing false certificate
- Section 254: Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered
- Section 121A: Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
- Section 22: Movable property
Related Acts
- Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021
- Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
- Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018
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