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Penal Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter IX
Penal Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter IX
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will, by such disobedience, cause injury to any person shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years and fine.
Illus [ration
A, being an officer directed by law to take property in execution in order to satisfy a decree pronounced in 2"s favour by a Court of Justice, knowingly disobeys that direction of law with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause injury to Z. A has committed the offence detined in this section.
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