Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — Section 198

198. Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will by such disobedience, cause injury to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.

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Illustration.

Public servant disobeying direction under law.

Punishment for non- treatment of victim.

Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.

Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.

Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.

Personating a public servant.

A, being an officer directed by law to take property in execution, in order to satisfy a decree pronounced in Z’s favour by a Court, knowingly disobeys that direction of law, with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause injury to Z. A has committed the offence defined in this section.