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IPC Section 175 - Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
Last Updated: 01 Mar, 2025
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty
(The upper limit of the fine has been increased from five hundred to five thousand rupees and from one thousand to ten thousand rupees. “or if” is replaced by “where” 'Court of Justice' is replaced by 'Court'.)
Please refer to BNS 210 for updated procedures & punishments.
or, if the document is to be produced or delivered up to a Court of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
IPC 175 in Simple Words
If someone is legally required to show or hand over a document to a public servant but intentionally fails to do so, they can be punished with up to one month in jail, a fine of up to five hundred rupees, or both; and if the document should be given to a Court of Justice, the punishment can be up to six months in jail, a fine of up to one thousand rupees, or both.
Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
| Offence | Punishment | Cognizance | Bail | Triable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intentionally omitting to produce a document to a public servant by a person legally bound to produce deliver such document | Simple Imprisonment for 1 Month or Fine or Both | Non-Cognizable | Bailable | Same As Offence, subject to Ch. XXVI, or if not committed in a Court, Any Magistrate |
| If the document is required to be produced in or delivered to a court of Justice | Simple Imprisonment for 6 Months or Fine or Both | Non-Cognizable | Bailable | Same As Offence, subject to Ch. XXVI, or if not committed in a Court, Any Magistrate |
Offence : Intentionally omitting to produce a document to a public servant by a person legally bound to produce deliver such document
Punishment : Simple Imprisonment for 1 Month or Fine or Both
Cognizance : Non-Cognizable
Bail : Bailable
Triable : Same As Offence, subject to Ch. XXVI, or if not committed in a Court, Any Magistrate
Offence : If the document is required to be produced in or delivered to a court of Justice
Punishment : Simple Imprisonment for 6 Months or Fine or Both
Cognizance : Non-Cognizable
Bail : Bailable
Triable : Same As Offence, subject to Ch. XXVI, or if not committed in a Court, Any Magistrate
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