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Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment
BNS section 231 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) deals with giving or fabricating false evidence with the intent to procure the conviction of an offense punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment. 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 by the law for the time being in force in India is not capital, but punishable with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term of seven years or upwards, shall be punished as a person convicted of that offence would be liable to be punished.
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Offence : Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 7 years, or upwards.
Punishment : The same as for the offence.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Non-cognizable.
Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable.
By what Court triable : Court of Session.
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