Section 257 - Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law. - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law 257 . 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.