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Section 178 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
178. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
Whoever refuses to bind himself by an oath 99[or affirmation] to state the truth, when required so to bind himself by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall so bind himself, 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.
Related Sections
- Section 87: Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent
- Section 227: Violation of condition of remission of punishment
- Section 406: Punishment for criminal breach of trust
- Section 487: Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods
- Section 477A: Falsification of accounts
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- Code on Wages, 2019
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017
- India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019
- Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019
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