IPC Section 176 - Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give

176. Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give

it.--Whoever, being legally bound to give any notice or to furnish information on any subject to any

public servant, as such, intentionally omits to give such notice or to furnish such information in the

manner and at the time required by law, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which

may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both;

or, if the notice or information required t o be given respects the commission of an offence, or is

required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an offence, or in order to the apprehension of an

offender, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine wh ich may

extend to one thousand rupees, or with both;

1[or, if the notice or information required to be given is required by an order passed under

sub-section (1) of section 565 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), with imprisonment of

either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one

thousand rupees, or with both.]