IPC Section 180 — Refusing to sign statement

contempt's the lawful authority public servants

Criminal

Summary

If a person refuses to sign a statement that they themselves have made, when a public servant who has the legal authority to do so requires them to sign it, that person commits an offence. The punishment for this offence can be simple imprisonment for up to three months, or a fine of up to five hundred rupees, or both.

Official Text

Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

Related Judgments

  • .. Petitioner vs P.Kalarani — Madras High Court (2010)
  • CRL A/735/2004 — Madras High Court (2004)
  • UNION OF INDIA v. SA VJIRAM AND ANR. DECEMBER 17, 2003 B — Supreme Court of India (S)
  • ... Appellants vs The State — Madras High Court (2007)
  • ... Petitioner/Sole Accused vs The State — Madras High Court (2011)
  • ... Petitioner vs 1.State represented by — Madras High Court ()
  • HCP/1695/2018 — Madras High Court (2018)
  • S.C.R. 49 RAJ KUMAR v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2009)

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