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Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or subject him to a less punishment than that to which he is liable, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or any charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture. 70 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 70 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯈ꯭ꯔꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯌꯥꯊꯪꯄꯤꯈ꯭ꯔꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯌꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯂꯩꯐꯝ ꯄꯤꯕꯤꯕ꯫ ꯂꯨꯠꯇꯧꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯗꯣꯀꯣꯏꯠꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯇꯤꯄꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯁꯦꯕꯥꯂꯣꯏꯅ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯝꯇꯥꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯉꯥꯛꯅꯆꯠꯇꯕ꯫