Section 176 IPC Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it

Section 176 of Indian Penal Code 1860 : Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it

Whoever, being legally bound to give any notice or to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such, intentionally omits to give such notice or to furnish such information in the manner and at the time required by law, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both;

or, if the notice or information required to be given respects the commission of an offence, or is required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an offence, or in order to the apprehension of an offender, 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;

 

1[or, if the notice or information required to be given is required by an order passed under sub-section (1) of section 565 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.]
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1. Added by Act 22 of 1939, s. 2.

Indian Penal Code 1860

Section 174A Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974

Section 175 Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it

Section 176 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it

Section 177 Furnishing false information

Section 178 Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it

Section 179 Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question

Section 180 Refusing to sign statement

Section 181 False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation

Section 182 False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person

Section 183 Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant

Section 184 Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant

Section 185 Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant

Section 186 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions

Section 187 Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance

Section 188 Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant

Section 189 Threat of injury to public servant

Section 190 Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant