Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
CHAPTER XIV OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Section 257: Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding IPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
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1. Under Section 257 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a public servant who corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding any report, order, verdict or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to