BNS Section 175 — False statement in connection with an election
Section 175 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “False statement in connection with an election”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
175. False statement in connection with an election.—Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes any statement purporting to be a statement of fact which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, in relation to the personal character or conduct of any candidate shall be punished with fine. ¶
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