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Section 180 - Indian Penal Code, 1860

Indian Penal Code, 1860

180. Refusing to sign statement

Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

Related Sections

Section 376A: Intercourse by a man with his wife during separation
Section 245: Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint
Section 395: Punishment for dacoity
Section 64: Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
Section 260: Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be a counterfeit

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Footwear Design and Development Institute Act, 2017
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Act, 2017
Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Act, 2017
National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017

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