BNS257
BNS Section 257: Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both
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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 · BNS257. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.— Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciously makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict, or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
Cite as: Section 257, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)