BNS236
BNS Section 236: False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
Punishment punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Non-cognizable · Bailable · Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS236. False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.— Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribed by him, which declaration any Court or any public servant or other person, is bound or authorised by law to receive as evidence of any fact, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, touching any point material to the object for which the declaration is made or used, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
Cite as: Section 236, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)