Punishment for public servants failing in discharge of their duties

Whoever, being a public servan! renders any help or support in any manner in the comrnission of tenorist act or organised crime as defined in clause (e) and clause (h) of section 2, whether before or after the commission of any offlence by a member of an organised crime syndicate or abstains from taking lawful measures under this Act or intentionally avoids to carry out the directions of any Court or of the superior police officers in this respec! shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term ich may extend to three years and with fine.