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The Indian Penal Code, 1860

Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law

Repealed From 01 Jan 1862 Act 45 of 1860 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 45 of 1860 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 06 Oct 1860 In force 01 Jan 1862 Cited by 60 provisions

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Section 219 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law. Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

Section 219, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).

Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 257 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law Text carried over almost unchanged 100%

Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.

Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 60

  1. Administrative Tribunals Act s. 30 Proceedings before a Tribunal to be judicial proceedings
  2. Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 and Rules s. 53 Procedure
  3. Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reform Act s. 52
  4. Armed Forces Tribunal Act s. 36 Proceedings before Tribunal to be judicial proceedings
  5. Assam Non-Government Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fees) Act, 2018 (Single Document) s. 7
  6. Bombay Public Trusts Act s. 74
  7. Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act-1948 s. 80
  8. Delhi Electricity Reform Act 2000 s. 58
  9. Delhi Medical Council Act s. 21 Disciplinary action including removal of names from the register
  10. Ganjam and Boudh (Vili.age Offices Abolition ) Act s. 14
  11. Goa Administrative Tribunal Act s. 7 Tribunal to have powers of civil court
  12. Goa Administrative Tribunal Act s. 7 Tribunal to have powers of civil court

and 48 more

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

  1. Manish vs State of Haryana

    High Court 08 Oct 2015 Persuasive (Other High Court)

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    In criminal proceedings, witness demeanor must be observed during examination. The trial court cannot delegate the recording of witness statements to a Local Commissioner as this violates Section 275 Cr.P.C. and deprives the court of the opportunity to observe witness demeanor. The appellate court has the power to remit a case to the trial court for limited purpose of recording evidence afresh to ensure procedural correctness and eliminate technical errors.

    On this section: Punishment for public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to cause wrongful conviction - conviction section

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Judgments citing this section

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  1. Supreme Court of India 28 Feb 2025 SCIN010000602019

    … No. 33 of 2011 registered on 12.05.2011 <span id="page-0-0"></span>1 In short "FIR" SLP(CRL.) NO. 354 OF 2019 ETC. Page 1 of 16 with Tankara Police Station, Rajkot (Rural), Gujarat for offences under Sections 409, 219 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860[2]( page-1-0). - 3. Appeal arising from SLP (Crl.) No. 354 of 2019 has been preferred against the judgment dated 12.12.2018 passed by the High Court of Gujarat in R/Criminal Misc. Application No. 7960 of 2011, dismissing the appellant's prayer for quashing of the …

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Questions about Section 219

What have the courts held on Section 219 of the Indian Penal Code?

Manish vs State of Haryana (08 Oct 2015) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Punishment for public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to cause wrongful conviction - conviction section.

How do I find court cases under Section 219 of the Indian Penal 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: IPC 219, section 219 IPC, section 219 of the Indian Penal Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Manish vs State of Haryana (08 Oct 2015).

What should I read with Section 219 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?

60 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 257 (Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.

When did Section 219 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?

Section 219 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 219, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.

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