BNS 199 — Public servant disobeying direction under law.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

199. 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 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in relation
to cognizable offence punishable under section 64, section 65, section 66,
section  67,  section  68,  section  70,  section  71,  section  74,  section  76,
section 77, section 79, section 124, section 143 or section 144,
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.
Punishment for non-treatment of victim.

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