Under Section 21 IPC, the expression 'public servant' includes:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 21 IPC enumerates twelve categories of 'public servant' for the purposes of the IPC.
2. The list includes every Judge; every officer of a court; every juryman, assessor, member of a panchayat; every commissioner; every officer for the State; every officer responsible for revenue/judicial duties; etc.
3. Public servant status under Section 21 is wider than 'Government servant' and includes members of statutory commissions, court receivers, etc.
4. Private employees of listed companies are not 'public servants' merely by virtue of listing.
5. Hence option B captures the structure of Section 21 correctly.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — IPC, Section 21_
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