The Chairperson, Members, officers and employees of the Board shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
Chapter V · Data Protection Board of India
Section 25. Members and officers to be public servants
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023) · assented 11th August, 2023 · reproduced verbatim from the Act as published by MeitY (PDF). Last checked against that publication on 9 August 2026.