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.
Section 170: Personating a public servant
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 170 |
| Marginal note | Personating a public servant |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 19 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- APPLN/597/2024 of SANJAY S/O VAMAN TRIBHUWAN Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2025-01-08
- APPLN/627/2023 of DATTATRAYA GANESHRAO KAKDE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2023-12-05
- ABA/1088/2023 of KADAR SATTAR SOLANKI Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2023-05-04
- ABA/1165/2016 of SHANKAR BHIMA PAWAR Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2016-07-29
- ABA/734/2014 of VIJAY K. MANTHENA Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2014-06-18
- APPLN/391/2014 of GOPAL RAMVILAS SARDA Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2014-03-04
- ABA/1338/2013 of VITTHAL BAPU KHOT Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2014-01-09
- STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. vs PREM SARUPSupreme Court of India · 2008-09-18
- APEAL/46/1994 of VITTHAL JALINDHAR KAMBLE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTHRABombay High Court · 2004-10-15
- CR.RA/222/1996 of HITENDRAKUMAR PRAVINCHANDRA THAKAR Vs STATE OF GUJARATHigh Court of Gujarat · 2000-09-20
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