Section 170 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Personating a Public Servant:
Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant, knowing that he does not hold such office or falsely personates any other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or attempts to do any act under colour of such office, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description, for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
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Ingredients of offence:
The essential ingredients of the offence under Section 170 are as follows:
(1) The accused pretended as a public servant;
(2) He did so either knowing that he did not hold such office or falsely personating any other person holding such office;
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(3) He did or attempted to do any act in such assumed character or colour of office.