1[Whoever, being in charge of a hospital, public or private, whether run by the Central Government, the State Government, local bodies or any other person, contravenes the provisions of section 357C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.]

1. Ins. by Act 13 of 2013, s. 3 (w.e.f. 03-02-2013)

1[Whoever, being a public servant,–

(a) knowingly disobeys any direction of the law which prohibits him from requiring the attendance at any place of any person for the purpose of investigation into an offence or any other matter, or

(b) knowingly disobeys, to the prejudice of any person, any other direction of the law regulating the manner in which he shall conduct such investigation, or

(c) fails to record any information given to him under sub-section (1) of section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), in relation to cognizable offence punishable under section 326A, section 326B, section 354, section 354B, section 370, section 370A, section 376, section 376A, 2 [section 376AB, section 376B, section 376C, section 376D, section 376DA, section 376DB], section 376E or section 509,

shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.]

1. Ins. by Act 13 of 2013, s. 3 (w.e.f. 03-02-2013).
2. Subs. by Act 22 of 2018, s. 2, for “section 376B, section 376C, section 376D” (w.e.f. 21-4-2018).

Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will, by such disobedience, cause injury to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Illustration

A, being an officer directed by law to take property in execution, in order to satisfy a decree pronounced in Z’s favour by a Court of Justice, knowingly disobeys that direction of law, with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause injury to Z. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE

Punishment—Simple imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both—Non-cognizable—Bailable—Triable by Magistrate of the first class—Non-compoundable

Chapter IX: Of Offences By Or Relating To Public Servants

Section 161 to 165A: repealed by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988)

Section 166: Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person

Section 166A: Public servant disobeying direction under law

Section 166B: Punishment for non-treatment of victim

Section 167: Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury

Section 168: Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade

Section 169: Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property

Section 170: Personating a public servant

Section 171: Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent