BNS 216 — False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

216.  Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or affirmation to state
the truth on any subject to any public servant or other person authorised
by law to administer such oath or affirmation, makes, to such public servant
or other person as aforesaid, touching that subject, any statement which is
false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe

to be true, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
False  information,  with  intent  to  cause  public  servant  to  use  his
lawful power to injury of another person.

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