IPC Section 170 — Personating a public servant

offences by or relating to public servants

Criminal

Summary

If someone falsely claims to hold a specific government position, knowing they do not actually hold that position, or pretends to be another person who holds that position, and then in that fake role performs or tries to perform any official act, they can be punished with imprisonment for up to two years, or a fine, or both.

Official Text

Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as public servant, knowing that he does not hold such office or falsely personates any other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour of such office, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Related Judgments

  • CRL RC/190/2008 — Madras High Court (2008)
  • NARESH KUMAR MADAN v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH -- APRIL IO, 2007 B — Supreme Court of India (2007)
  • STATE OF WEST BENGAL v. SHYAMADAS 1211 BANERJEE & ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2008)
  • ...Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary, — Madras High Court (2013)
  • RAJIB RANJAN & ORS v. R. VIJAYKUMAR 985 2006 — Supreme Court of India (2014)
  • STATE OF U.P v. MATA BHIKH AND ORS. MARCH 9, .1994 — Supreme Court of India (1994)
  • RAGHUNATH ANANT GOVILKAR v. STATE OF 585 MAHARASHTRAAND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2008)
  • K. CHANDRU ETC.ETC v. STAIE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS. JULY 10, 1985 B — Supreme Court of India (S)

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