§ 180 Indian Penal Code, 1860
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Section 180. Refusing to sign statement

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Indian Penal Code, 1860
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180

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Indian Penal Code, 1860

180. Refusing to sign statement

Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.