Public servant disobedience of legal directions: criminal penalty and fine for coercion, procedural breaches, or failing to record offence information. Section 199 penalises a public servant who knowingly requires attendance contrary to law, knowingly disobeys directions regulating the conduct of an ... Summary
Public servant disobedience of legal directions: criminal penalty and fine for coercion, procedural breaches, or failing to record offence information.
Section 199 penalises a public servant who knowingly requires attendance contrary to law, knowingly disobeys directions regulating the conduct of an investigation to the prejudice of any person, or fails to record information under section 173(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 relating to specified cognizable offences; conviction carries rigorous imprisonment within the statutory range and a fine.
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