BNS246
BNS Section 246: Dishonestly making false claim in Court
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine
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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 · BNS246. Dishonestly making false claim in Court.— Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to injure or annoy any person, makes in a Court any claim which he knows to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Cite as: Section 246, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)