Section-246 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Dishonesty making false claim in Court – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of IPC-Indian Penal Code.
Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | Indian Penal Code, 1860 (corresponding section) |
246. 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. | 209. Dishonesty making false claim in Court.—Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to injure or annoy any person, makes in a Court of Justice 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. |