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Section 213 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
213. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.
Whoever refuses to bind himself by an oath 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 five thousand rupees, or with both.
Related Sections
- Section 29: Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused
- Section 54: Abettor present when offence is committed
- Section 97: Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person
- Section 250: Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
- Section 103: Punishment for murder
Related Acts
- Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022
- Footwear Design and Development Institute Act, 2017
- Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
- Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021
- National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021
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