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Section 213 BNS — Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 61

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213.Whoever refuses to bind himself by an oath or affirmation to state the truth, when required so to bind himself by a public servant legally competent to require that he shall so bind himself, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.

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