Of Contemptsof The Lawful Authorityof Public Servants
IPC Section 180 - Refusing to sign statement
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 180 deals with refusing to sign statement.
Full official legal text
180. Refusing to sign statement. 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.
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