Under the Registration Act, 1908, every person is legally bound to furnish information to:

Section 84(2) makes a person required by the registering officer to furnish information or a statement "legally bound to do so". The obligation arises from the registration proceeding, rather than a request by a notary or an opposing party.

Current law: The corresponding general offences for omission to furnish information and refusal to answer are in sections 211 and 214 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.