IPC Section 165: Repealed
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 9: Offences by or related to Public Servants
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
¶[Rep. by the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 or 1988), sec. 31.]
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Not carried over into BNS. IPC → BNS converterSource: Our IPC text for this section
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Other sections in this chapter
- 161. Repealed
- 162. Repealed
- 163. Repealed
- 164. Repealed
- 165A. Repealed
- 166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
- 166A. (Punishment for non recording of information)
- 166B. Punishment for non treatment of victim
- 167. Public servant farming an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
- 168. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
- 169. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
- 170. Personating a public servant
- 171. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent