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public servant

Defined in 26 provisions, side by side
The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 3 September 1854.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 15 December 1859.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 15 September 1861.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 16 December 1867.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 11 April 1892.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 21 April 1894.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 28 April 1900.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 3 February 1909.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 19 November 1946.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 12 March 1950.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 24 August 1951.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 18 January 1950.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 6 September 1952.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 27 October 1955.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 10 July 1956.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 1 February 1958.

Section 2, Arms Act, 1959[S1FNBX]Synthetic
The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 26 June 1959.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 15 December 1962.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 5 September 1966.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 19 March 1979.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 24 September 2003.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 3 April 2006.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 13 August 2009.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means a person falling under any of the descriptions in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), and includes an officer of the Central Government or a State Government

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 24 June 2023.

Section 21, IPC[S1006E]Repealed
The words as enacted

The words "public servant" denote a person falling under any of the descriptions hereinafter following: every Commissioned Officer in the Military, Naval or Air Forces; every Judge; every person in the service or pay of the Government or of a local authority, a statutory corporation or a Government company, and the further enumerated descriptions [...]

Scope words as printed: “21.”. This text from 1 January 1862.

The words as enacted

"public servant" means any person in the service or pay of the Government or remunerated by the Government by fees or commission for the performance of any public duty, any person in the service or pay of a local authority or of a statutory or Government-controlled corporation, and the further enumerated categories [...]

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— [...]”. This text from 9 September 1988.

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