IPC Section 188 — Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant

Summary

If a person knows that a public servant with legal authority has issued an order telling them not to do something, or to handle property in a specific way, and they disobey that order, they can be punished. This punishment applies only if the disobedience causes or is likely to cause obstruction, annoyance, or injury—or the risk of these—to people who are lawfully working. The punishment can be simple imprisonment for up to one month, a fine of up to two hundred rupees, or both.

Official Text

Whoever, knowing that, by an order promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, he is directed to abstain from a certain act, or to take certain order with certain property in his possession or under his management disobeys such direction, shall, if such disobedience causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury, or risk of obstruction, annoyance or injury, to any persons lawfully employed, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both;

Related Judgments

• CRL OP(MD)/3495/2013 — Madras High Court ()
• CRL OP(MD)/7922/2019 — Madras High Court ()
• ... Petitioners vs 1.The Sub Inspector of Police, — Madras High Court (2019)
• .. Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 & 2 vs 1. The State — Madras High Court ()
• K.Chiranjeevi ... Petitioner/Accused vs State Rep.by — Madras High Court (2019)
• ... Petitioner/Accused No.13 vs 1. The State rep. by — Madras High Court ()
• ... Petitioners/Accuseds 1,2,5 & 7 to 15 vs 1.State Rep by its — Madras High Court (2019)
• ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 vs State rep. by — Madras High Court ()

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §223 — Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant