Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Section 204 :
Personating a public servant :
(See section 170 of IPC 1860)
Section : 204
Classification of Offence:
Offence : Personating a public servant.
Punishment : Imprisonment for not be less than six months but may extend to three years and fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Any Magistrate.
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Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does not hold such office or falsely personates any other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour of such office, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with fine.
Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC 1860)
Section 170 :
Personating a public servant:
(See section 204 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Personating a public servant.
Punishment :Imprisonment for 2 year, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Any Magistrate
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Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does not hold such office or falsely personates any other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour of such office, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.