Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 239

This section covers intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, intentionally omits to give any information respecting that … Read more

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 224

This section covers threat of injury to public servant in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Threat of injury to public servant. Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any public servant, or to any person in whom he believes that public servant to be interested, for the purpose of inducing that public servant … Read more

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 240

This section covers giving false information respecting an offence committed in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Giving false information respecting an offence committed. Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, gives any information respecting that offence which he knows or believes to be false, shall be punished with … Read more

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 225

This section covers threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant. Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any person for the purpose of inducing … Read more

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 226

This section covers attempt to commit suicide to compel or restraint exercise of lawful power in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power. Whoever attempts to commit suicide with the intent to compel or restrain any public servant from discharging his official duty shall … Read more

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 227

This section covers giving false evidence in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Giving false evidence. Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth, or being bound by law to make a declaration upon any subject, makes any statement which is false, and which he … Read more

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 228

This section covers fabricating false evidence in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Fabricating false evidence. Whoever causes any circumstance to exist or makes any false entry in any book or record, or electronic record or makes any document or electronic record containing a false statement, intending that such circumstance, false entry or false statement … Read more

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 229

This section covers punishment for false evidence in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Punishment for false evidence. (1) Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any stage of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either … Read more

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 214

This section covers refusing to answer public servant authorized to question in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question. Whoever, being legally bound to state the truth on any subject to any public servant, refuses to answer any question demanded of him touching that subject by such public … Read more

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 215

This section covers refusing to sign statement in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003). Refusing to sign statement. Whoever refuses to sign any statement made by him, when required to sign that statement by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall sign that statement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a … Read more