Penal Code · s 217

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s 217Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture

Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant -

(a)

intending thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save any person from legal punishment or subject him to a less punishment than that to which he is liable; or

(b)

with intent to save, knowing that he is likely thereby to save any property from forfeiture or any charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, fine or both.