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Section 232 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
232. Threatening any person to give false evidence.
(1) Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property or to the person or reputation of any one in whom that person is interested, with intent to cause that person to give false evidence shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
(2) If innocent person is convicted and sentenced in consequence of false evidence referred to in sub-section (1), with death or imprisonment for more than seven years, the person who threatens shall be punished with the same punishment and sentence in the same manner and to the same extent such innocent person is punished and sentenced.
Related Sections
- Section 201: Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
- Section 257: Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
- Section 330: House-trespass and housebreaking
- Section 299: Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs
- Section 332: House-trespass in order to commit offence
Related Acts
- Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Act, 2020
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
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