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 imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months, or with fine which may extend to $2,500, or with both.
Section history
Section 180 — Refusing to sign statement
As in force on 19 December 2018.
Timeline 3 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 19 December 2018 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
[Indian PC 1860, s. 180]