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§ 220 Indian Penal Code, 1860
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Section 220. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law

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Indian Penal Code, 1860
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Indian Penal Code, 1860

220. 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 commitment, 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.