IPC § 171 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 171 IPC — Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 177, BNS 205 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 177 — Failure to keep election accounts
Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force or any rule having the force of law to keep accounts of expenses incurred at or in connection with an election fails to keep such accounts shall be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 177 in full
The law now: BNS 205 — Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
Whoever, not belonging to a certain class of public servants, wears any garb or carries any token resembling any garb or token used by that class of public servants, with the intention that it may be believed, or with the knowledge that it is likely to be believed, that he belongs to that class of public servants, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 205 in full