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Sections 178 and 179 of the IPC (referred to in Section 10 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867; now…

IPC s.178 punished refusing to take an oath or affirmation when duly required by a public servant, and s.179 refusing to reply to questions put by a public servant…

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Sections 178 and 179 of the IPC (referred to in Section 10 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867; now sections 213 and 214 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) relate to:

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IPC s.178 punished refusing to take an oath or affirmation when duly required by a public servant, and s.179 refusing to reply to questions put by a public servant authorised to ask them; they are now BNS ss.213 and 214. Furnishing false information was s.177, refusing to sign a statement s.180, and obstructing a public servant s.186.

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