BNS175
BNS Section 175: False statement in connection with an election
Ch IX · Of Offences Relating to Elections
Gazette p.63
Punishment punished with fine
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Non-cognizable · Bailable · Magistrate of the first class
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS175. 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.
Cite as: Section 175, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)