Central · Act 45 of 2023

Section 233 — Using evidence known to be false.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true or genuine evidence any evidence which he knows to be false or fabricated, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave or fabricated false evidence.

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