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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Members, officers and employees of Board to the public servants

In force Act 31 of 2016 As on 18 Oct 2026

Act 31 of 2016 Ministry Corporate Affairs Enacted 28 May 2016 Instruments 1

Section 232 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 deals with members, officers and employees of Board to the public servants. The Chairperson, Members, officers and other employees of the Board shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Code, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). The Act was enacted on 28 May 2016.

The Chairperson, Members, officers and other employees of the Board shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Code, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Section 232, The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Act 31 of 2016).

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This section refers to

  1. Indian Penal Code s. 21 "Public servant"

Made under this section, and citing it

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Questions about Section 232

What does Section 232 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code deal with?

Section 232 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is headed "Members, officers and employees of Board to the public servants". The Chairperson, Members, officers and other employees of the Board shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Code, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

How do I find court cases under Section 232 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 232, section 232 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, section 232 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 232 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Indian Penal Code 21 ("Public servant"), so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Commencement of Sections under Chapter VII of Part IV and sections under Part V of the Code (2016).

When was Section 232 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code enacted?

Section 232 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, cited as Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 232, was enacted on 28 May 2016 as Act 31 of 2016. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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