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Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence
Section 230 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, deals with giving or fabricating false evidence with the intent to procure a conviction for a capital offense.
(1) Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence, intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offence which is capital by the law for the time being in force in India shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.
(2) If an innocent person be convicted and executed in consequence of false evidence referred in sub-section (1), the person who gives such false evidence shall be punished either with death or the punishment herein before described.
Offence : Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to cause any person to be convicted of capital offence.
Punishment : Imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and50,000 rupees.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Non-cognizable.
Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable.
By what Court triable : Court of Session.
Offence : If innocent person be thereby convicted and executed.
Punishment : Death, or as above.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Non-cognizable.
Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable.
By what Court triable : Court of Session.
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