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IPC Section 228 - Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 228 deals with intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding.
Full official legal text
228. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding. Whoever
intentionally offers any insult, or causes any interruption to any public servant, while such public servant
is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term
which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
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