172 T0 178 IPC CONTEMPT OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC

SERVANTS

Offence Cognizable Bailable

IPC By what court
Punishment or non- or non-
Section triable
cognizable bailable

Simple
Absconding to avoid
imprisonment
service of summons Non-
172 IPC for 1 month, or Bailable Any Magistrate
of other proceeding Cognizable
fine of 500
from a public servant.
rupees, or both.

Simple
If summons or notice
imprisonment
require attendance in Non-
for 6 months, or Bailable Any Magistrate
person, etc., in a Cognizable
fine of 1,000
Court of Justice.
rupees, or both.

Preventing the service

of the affixing of any Simple
summons of notice, imprisonment
Non-
173 IPC or the removal of it for 1 months, or Bailable Any Magistrate
Cognizable
when it has been fine of 500
affixed, or preventing rupees, or both.
a proclamation.

Simple
If summons, etc.,
imprisonment
require attendance in Non-
for 6 months or Bailable Any Magistrate
person, etc., in a Cognizable
fine of 1,000
Court of Justice.
rupees, or both.

Not obeying a legal Simple

Non-
174 IPC order to attend at a imprisonment Bailable Any Magistrate
Cognizable
certain place in for 1 month or
 person or by agent, fine of 500
or departing rupees, or both.
therefrom without
authority.

Simple
If the order requires
imprisonment
personal attendance, Non-
for 6 months, or Bailable Any Magistrate
etc., in a Court of Cognizable
fine or 1,000
Justice.
rupees, or both.

The court in
which the
Internationally offence is
omitting to produce a Simple committed,
document to a public imprisonment subject to the
Non-
175 IPC servant by a person for 1 month or Bailable provisions of
Cognizable
legally bound to fine of 500 Chapter XXVI;
produce or deliver rupees, or both. or, if not
such document. committed in a
Court, any
Magistrate.

The court in
which the
offence is
If the document is Simple committed,
required to be imprisonment subject to the
Non-
produced in or for 6 months, or Bailable provisions of
Cognizable
delivered to a Court fine or 1,000 Chapter XXVI;
of Justice. rupees, or both. or, if not
committed in a
Court, any
Magistrate.

Intentionally omitting
Simple
to give notice or Non-
176 IPC imprisonment Bailable Any Magistrate
information to a Cognizable
for 1 month or
public servant by a
 person legally bound fine of 500
to give such notice or rupees, or both.
information.

If the notice or Simple

information required imprisonment
Non-
respects the for 6 months, or Bailable Any Magistrate
Cognizable
commission of an fine or 1,000
offence, etc. rupees, or both.

If the notice or
Simple
information is
imprisonment
required by an order Non-
for 6 months, or Bailable Any Magistrate
passed under sub- Cognizable
fine or 1,000
section (1) of section
rupees, or both.
356 of this Code.

Simple
Knowingly furnishing imprisonment
Non-
177 IPC false information to a for 6 months, or Bailable Any Magistrate
Cognizable
public servant. fine or 1,000
rupees, or both.

If the information
Imprisonment
required respects the Non-
for 2 years, or Bailable Any Magistrate
commission of an Cognizable
fine, or both.
offence, etc.

The court in
which the
Simple offence is
Refusing oath when
imprisonment committed,
duly required to take Non-
178 IPC for 6 months, or Bailable subject to the
oath by a public Cognizable
fine or 1,000 provisions of
servant.
rupees, or both. Chapter XXVI;
or, if not
committed in a
 Court, any
Magistrate.

The court in
which the
offence is
Simple committed,
Being legally bound to
imprisonment subject to the
state truth and Non-
179 IPC for 6 months, or Bailable provisions of
refusing to answer Cognizable
fine or 1,000 Chapter XXVI;
questions.
rupees, or both. or, if not
committed in a
Court, any
Magistrate.

The court in
which the
offence is
Refusing to sign a Simple committed,
statement made to a imprisonment subject to the
Non-
180 IPC public servant when for 3 months, or Bailable provisions of
Cognizable
legally required to do fine of 500 Chapter XXVI;
so. rupees, or both. or, if not
committed in a
Court, any
Magistrate.

Knowingly stating to a
Imprisonment
public servant on oath Non- Magistrate of the
181 IPC for 3 years and Bailable
as true that which is Cognizable First Class
fine.
false.

Giving false
information to a Imprisonment
public servant in for 6 months, or Non-
182 IPC Bailable Any Magistrate
order to cause him to fine or 1,000 Cognizable
use his lawful power rupees, or both.
to the injury or
 annoyance of any
person.

Resistance to the Imprisonment

taking of property by for 6 months, or Non-
183 IPC Bailable Any Magistrate
the lawful authority of fine or 1,000 Cognizable
a public servant. rupees, or both.

Obstructing of Imprisonment
property offered for for 1 month, or Non-
184 IPC Bailable Any Magistrate
sale by authority of a fine of 500 Cognizable
public servant. rupees, or both.

Bidding, by a person
under a legal
incapacity to
purchase it, for Imprisonment
property at a lawfully for 1 month, or Non-
185 IPC Bailable Any Magistrate
authorised sale, or fine of 200 Cognizable
bidding without rupees, or both.
intending to perform
the obligations
incurred there by.

Obstructing public Imprisonment

servant in discharge for 3 months, or Non-
186 IPC Bailable Any Magistrate
of his public fine of 500 Cognizable
functions. rupees, or both.

Simple
Omission to assist
imprisonment
public servant when Non-
187 IPC for 1 month, or Bailable Any Magistrate
bound by law to give Cognizable
fine of 200
such assistance.
rupees, or both.

Bailable Any Magistrate

 Wilfully neglecting to Simple Non-
aid a public servant imprisonment Cognizable
who demands aid in for 6 month, or
the execution of fine of 500
process, the rupees, or both.
prevention of
offences, etc.

Disobedience to an
order lawfully-
promulgated by a Simple
public servant, if such imprisonment
188 IPC disobedience causes for 1 month, or Cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate
obstruction, fine of 200
annoyance or injury rupees, or both.
to persons lawfully
employed.

If such disobedience Imprisonment

causes danger to for 6 month, or
Cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate
human life, health or fine of 1000
safety, etc. rupees, or both.

Threatening a public
servant with injury to
him or one in whom Imprisonment
Non-
189 IPC he is interested, to for 2 years, or Bailable Any Magistrate
cognizable
induce him to do or fine, or both.
forbear to do any
official act.

Threatening any
person to induce him
to refrain from Imprisonment
Non-
190 IPC making a legal for 1 year, or Bailable Any Magistrate
cognizable
application for fine, or both.
protection from
injury.