Section 178:
Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.
Whoever
refuses to bind himself by an oath 1
[or affirmation] to state the truth, when required so to bind himself by
a public servant legally competent to require that he shall so bind himself, shall be punished with simple
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand
rupees, or with both.
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 10 of 1873, s. 15.