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 XI OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Section 219: Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
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
| 219. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law. | BNS 257 |
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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