Section 166 in The Jammu and Kashmir State Ranbir Penal Code, 1989
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 knowing 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.IllustrationA, 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 the 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.
