IPC Section 176 — Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it

Summary

If the law requires you to give a notice or provide information to a government official, and you deliberately fail to do so in the correct way or at the correct time, you can be punished. The punishment for this can be simple imprisonment for up to one month, a fine of up to five hundred rupees, or both.

Official Text

Whoever, being legally bound to give any notice or to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such, intentionally omits to give such notice or to furnish such information in the manner and at the time required by law, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both;

Related Judgments

• ... Petitioner vs 1.The Inspector of Police, — Madras High Court (2017)
• NARESH KUMAR MADAN v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH -- APRIL IO, 2007 B — Supreme Court of India (2007)
• SC (1955) Vol.1 p.965 — Supreme Court of India (1955)
• ABU MUJAHID v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2012)
• ...Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary, — Madras High Court (2013)
• .. Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary, — Madras High Court (2017)
• WP/9139/2000 — Madras High Court (2000)
• CRL OP/27302/2003 — Madras High Court (2003)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §211 — Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it