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Section 220 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
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.
Related Sections
- Section 289: Negligent conduct with respect to animal
- Section 141: Unlawful assembly
- Section 389: Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion
- Section 439: Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc
- Section 477A: Falsification of accounts
Related Acts
- Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016
- Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
- The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017
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