BNS 232 — Threatening any person to give false evidence.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

232.(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.
Using evidence known to be false.

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