Ofoffences By Or Relating To Public Servants
IPC Section 170 - Personating a public servant
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 170 deals with personating a public servant.
Full official legal text
170. Personating a public servant. Whoever pretends to hold an y particular office as a 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 yea rs, or with fine,
or with both.
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