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Section 219 — Public servant in a judicial proceeding making an order, etc., which he knows to be contrary to law

Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.

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219.Public servant in a judicial proceeding making an order, etc., which he knows to be contrary to law

Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciouslywith intent to cause injury to any person, 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 for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine, or with both.