BNS Section 233 — Using evidence known to be false
Section 233 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Using evidence known to be false”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
233. Using evidence known to be false.—Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true or genuine evidence any evidence which he knows to be false or fabricated, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave or fabricated false evidence. ¶
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