IPC § 180 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 180 IPC — Refusing to sign statement
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 215 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 215 — Refusing to sign statement
Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees, or with both.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 215 in full