IPC Section 166A — Public Servant disobeying direction under Law

offences by or relating to public servants

Criminal

Summary

A public servant who knowingly breaks a law that says they cannot force someone to come to a place for an investigation, or who knowingly disobeys any other law about how to conduct that investigation in a way that harms someone, or who fails to write down information given to them under a specific part of the criminal procedure code about certain serious crimes, can be sent to prison for at least six months and up to two years, and also fined.

Official Text

Whoever, being a public servant : 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, or 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
fails to record any information given to him under sub-section (1) of section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in relation to cognizable offence punishable under section 326A, section 326B, section 354, section 354B, section 370, section 370A, section 376, section 376A, 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.

Related Judgments

  • LALITA KUMARI v. GOVT. OF U.P — Supreme Court of India (2013)
  • .. Petitioner vs 1 State rep by the Chair person — Madras High Court (2018)
  • 20TH CENTURY FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. AND ANR v. ST A TE OF MAHARASHTRA MAY 9, 2000 B — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • ... Petitioner vs K.Murugan — Madras High Court (2011)
  • ...Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary, — Madras High Court (2013)
  • .. Petitioner vs R.Palanisamy — Madras High Court (2011)
  • ... Petitioners vs 1.State Rep. by its — Madras High Court (2019)
  • CRL OP(MD)/7922/2019 — Madras High Court ()

Old <-> New Code Mapping

  • BNS §199 — Public servant disobeying direction under law