IPC Section 217 - Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishmen t or

217. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishmen t or

property from forfeiture.--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 thereby to save, or

knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person fro m legal punishment, or subject him to a

less punishment than that to which he is liable, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby

to save, any property from forfeiture or any charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with

imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.