Penal Code
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Personating a public servant
170. Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public
servant, knowing that he does not hold such office, or falsely
personates any other person holding such office, and in such
assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour
of such office, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.
Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with
fraudulent intent
171. Whoever, not belonging to a certain class of public servants,
wears any garb or carries any token resembling any garb or token
used by that class of public servants, with the intention that it
may be believed, or with the knowledge that it is likely to be
believed, that he belongs to that class of public servants, shall
be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to three months or with fine which may extend to four hundred
ringgit or with both.
Chapter X
CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
from a public servant
172. Whoever absconds in order to avoid being arrested on a
warrant, or to avoid being served with a summons, notice or order
proceeding from any public servant, legally competent, as such
public servant, to issue such warrant, summons, notice or order,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to one month or with fine which may extend to one thousand
ringgit or with both; or, if the summons, notice or order is to
attend in person or by agent, or to produce a document before
a Court, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six
months or with fine which may extend to two thousand ringgit
or with both.
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