IPC Section 180: Refusing To Sign Statement
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IPC Section 180: Refusing To Sign Statement
Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
-Text In Indian Penal Code
| Offence | Refusing to sign statement made to a public servant when legally required to do so |
| Punishment | Simple Imprisonment for 3 Months or Fine or Both |
| Cognizance | Non-Cognizable |
| Bail | Bailable |
| Triable By | Same As Offence, subject to Ch. 26, or if not committed in a Court, Any Magistrate |
| Offence Compoundable | Offence is NOT Compoundable |
