IPCChapter X

S. 180

Refusing to sign statement

Description

Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Refusing to sign statement made to a public servant when legally required to do so

Simple Imprisonment for 3 Months or Fine or Both

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Non-Cognizable

Bailable

Same As Offence, subject to Ch. XXVI, or if not committed in a Court, Any Magistrate

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences