IPC Section 166 - Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person

166. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person. Whoever, being a

public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct

himself as such public servant, intending to cause, or knowin g it to be likely that he will by such

disobedience, cause injury to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which

may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

IIIustration

A, being an officer directed by law to take property in execution, in order to satisfy a decree pronounced in Z's favour by a

Court of Justice, knowingly disobeys that direction of law, with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause injury to Z. A

has committed the offence defined in this section.