Section –163 “Disobedience to Order Duly Promulgated by Public Servant”: Whoever, knowing that by an order promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order he is directed to abstain from a certain act, or to take certain order with certain property in his possession or under his management, disobeys such direction, shall if such disobedience causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury to any person lawfully employed, commits and offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or with fine not exceeding LS20 or with both; and if such disobedience causes or tends to cause danger to human life, health or safety or causes or tends to cause a riot, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with fine not exceeding LS60 or with both. Section 164 - “Threat of Injury to Public Servant”: Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any public servant or to any person, in whom he believes that public servant to be interested, for the purpose of inducting that public servant to do any act or to forbear or delay to do any act connected with the exercise of the public functions of such public servant, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with fine or with both. Section 165 - “Threat of Injury to Induce Person to Refrain from Applying for Protection to Public Servant”: Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desist from applying for protection against any injury to any public servant legally empowered as such to give such protection or to cause such protection to be given, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with fine or with both. Section 166 - “Intentional Insult or Interruption to Public Servant Sitting in Judicial Proceeding”: Whoever intentionally offers any insult or causes any interruption to any public servant while such public servant is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding, six months or with fine not exceeding Ls60 or with both. CHAPTER 15. FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. Note:- As to sanction necessary before taking cognizance of certain offences under this Chapter, see section 130 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2003. 46

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