166.Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person

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 to cause^ⓘ, or knowing it to be likely that he will, by such disobedience, cause^ⓘ injury^ⓘ to any person^ⓘ, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.IllustrationA, being an officer directed by law^ⓘ to take property in execution, in order to satisfy a decree pronounced in Z’s favour by a Court of Justice, knowingly disobeys that direction of law^ⓘ, with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause^ⓘ injury^ⓘ to Z. A has committed the offence defined in this section.