(1) Any public servant who uses force to any person shall be punished, where no heavier punishment is provided, with imprisonment for from six months to five years.
(2) The punishment provided by Sections 188 (Destroying Government
papers); 206 (licences and similar documents); 207 (official certificates); 291
(1) (false arrest); 292 (forced labour); 299 (invasion of residence); 300
(tampering with correspondence); 310 (professional secrecy), 315 (forged
certificate) shall be doubled where the offender is a public servant.
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In force from 12-07-2016
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