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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine
which may extend to five hundred taka, or with both.
Disobedience to order
188. Whoever, knowing that, by an order promulgated by a public servant
lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, he is directed to abstain from a
certain act, or to take certain order with certain property in his possession or
under his management, disobeys such direction,
shall, if such disobedience causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance or
injury, or risk of obstruction, annoyance or injury, to any persons lawfully
employed, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to
one month or with fine which may extend to two hundred taka, or with both;
duly promulgated by
public servant
and if such disobedience causes or tends to cause danger to human life, health
or safety, or causes or tends to cause a riot or affray, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or
with fine which may extend to one thousand taka, or with both.
Explanation.It is not necessary that the offender should intend to produce
harm, or contemplate his disobedience as likely to produce harm. It is sufficient
that he knows of the order which he disobeys, and that his disobedience
produces, or is likely to produce, harm.
Illustration
An order is promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate
such order, directing that a religious procession shall not pass down a certain
street. A knowingly disobeys the order, and thereby causes danger of riot. A has
committed the offence defined in this section.
Threat of injury to
public servant
189. Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any public servant, or to any
person in whom he believes that public servant to be interested, for the purpose
of inducing that public servant to do any act, or to forbear or delay to do any
act, connected with the exercise of the public functions of such public servant,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
190. Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of
inducing that person to refrain or desist from making a legal application for
protection against any injury to any public servant legally empowered as such to
give such protection, or to cause such protection to be given, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year,
or with fine, or with both.
Threat of injury to
induce person to
refrain from applying
for protection to
public servant
CHAPTER XI
OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
Giving false evidence
191. Whoever being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law
to state the truth, or being bound by law to make a declaration upon any
subject, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or
believes to be false or does not believe to be true, is said to give false
evidence.Explanation 1.A statement is within the meaning of this section,
whether it is made verbally or otherwise.
Explanation 2.A false statement as to the belief of the person attesting is
within the meaning of this section, and a person may be guilty of giving false
evidence by stating that he believes a thing which he does not believe, as well as
by stating that he knows a thing which he does not know.
Illustrations
(a) A, in support of a just claim which B has against Z for one thousand taka
falsely swears on a trial that he heard Z admit the justice of B's claim, A has
given false evidence.
(b) A, being bound by an oath to state the truth, states that he believes a
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