section 215
Refusing to sign statement.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Criminal2023358 sections20 chapters
Chapter XIII OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
Statutory text
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 three thousand rupees, or with both.
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