Indian Penal Code : Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to anyperson. Indian

Indian Penal Code,1860

Act No : 45

Section : Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to anyperson.

166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injuryto any person.--Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeysany direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conducthimself as such public servant, intending to cause, or knowing it tobe likely that he will, by such disobedience, cause injury to anyperson, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term whichmay extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. IIIustration 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 ofJustice, knowingly disobeys that direction of law, with the knowledgethat he is likely thereby to cause injury to Z. A has committed theoffence defined in this section.